decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2021 Issue 11 (November)
CY2022 specialty impact: Final fee schedule winners and losers
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Article Overview
This piece summarizes the specialty-level impact of the final 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule and compares it with earlier proposed changes. It is useful for physicians, practice administrators, coders, and revenue cycle teams who want a high-level view of how CMS estimated year-to-year payment impacts vary across specialties. The article focuses on broad RVU-based change patterns, specialty distribution, and how the final rule differed from the July proposal.
Why This Topic Matters
Specialty payment impact under the Medicare physician fee schedule can affect budgeting, forecasting, and planning for a wide range of practices. Understanding which specialties are projected to gain, remain flat, or decline helps organizations assess reimbursement exposure under the final rule.
What You Will Learn
- How the final 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule affects specialty-level RVU impact
- Which specialty groups are projected to experience increases, decreases, or no change
- How the final estimate compares with the earlier July proposal
- How CMS summarized specialty impact in its 2022 physician fee schedule tables
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Practice managers
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle teams
- Healthcare administrators
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