Last Minute Congressional Action Reduces Medicare Fee Cuts For 2023

Why This Topic Matters

These changes can affect reimbursement, patient coverage verification, telehealth availability, and practice revenue planning for 2023 and subsequent years. Practices in radiology and other specialties may need to account for updated fee schedule impacts and policy extensions in their administrative workflows.

Article Sections

1. Medicare payment changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

   Overview of the legislation’s impact on Medicare physician payment policy, including fee schedule and conversion factor adjustments for 2023 and related follow-on changes.

2. Sequester and quality program adjustments

   Discussion of payment adjustment timing, multi-year sequester changes, and an extension affecting physician quality program incentives tied to alternative payment models.

3. Medicaid enrollment, telehealth, and related federal policy updates

   Summary of changes affecting Medicaid disenrollment timing, telehealth flexibility extensions, and a separate CMS enforcement update connected to the No Surprises Act.

4. Practice impact and revenue cycle considerations

   High-level discussion of how the policy changes may affect medical practices, including reimbursement planning, coverage verification, and specialty-specific operational review.