Medicare proposes end to consults and 21.5% across the board pay cut

Article Overview

This article reviews CMS’s proposed 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule and highlights broad reimbursement policy changes affecting physician practices. It focuses on physician payment updates, consultation service policy, evaluation and management valuation changes, practice expense adjustments, and the comment period for the proposed rule. The piece is aimed at physicians, surgeons, coders, and billing professionals who need to understand how proposed Medicare payment changes may affect office, outpatient, and inpatient services.