tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 24

PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE: Fee Schedule Proposes Raising Pay for IPPE Visits

Plus: Look for changes to e-prescribing eligibility. CMS's proposed 21.5 percent pay cut for 2010 and discontinuance of consult pay are just a few of the major points in the proposed Medicare Physician fee schedule. Read on for more highlights from the schedule, along with the corresponding page numbers from the document, which you can view in its entirety at www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-15835_PI.pdf. • The proposed conversion factor for 2010 is $28.3208, which results in the -21.5 percent payment update (page 663 of the proposed rule). • CMS has proposed removing physician-administered drugs from the...

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