Three significant changes that will affect reimbursement rates go into effect January 1, 2026:
Conversion factor changes
Relative Value Unit (RVU) efficiency adjustment
Practice Expense changes
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tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 25
Physician Notes: Non-Compete Agreements Non-Enforceable In TN
Contracts that require a physician to stop practicing in a given area after leaving a practice aren't enforceable in the state of Tennessee, the Supreme Court of Tennessee ruled in Murfreesboro Medical Clinic v. David Udom (02-5739CV).The Tennessee legislature specifically carved out protections for non-compete agreements involving faculty practice groups and hospital-employed physicians, but the legislature didn't protect all non-compete deals. And given the health issues involved, the court found non-compete agreements are "inimical public policy and non-enforceable."In other news: Some 39 Senators wrote to President Bush asking him to extend the $300 million chemotherapy demonstration project...
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