Is There a Fix for 2011 Fees?

On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010,  headed to President Obama for his approval in order to become law.

This bill, which is most likely to be signed, will extend the following through December 31, 2011:

• Current Medicare payment rates.
• Hospital geographic reclassifications (section 508 of the Medicare Modernization Act).
• Medicare work geographic adjustment .  This is the work component of the RVU which is used for fee calculations.
• Exceptions process for Medicare therapy caps for exceptions where outpatient therapy services are deemed medically necessary.
• Payment of the technical component (TC) of certain pathology services.
• 5% increase in payments for certain Medicare mental health services.
• Outpatient hold harmless provision.
• Medicare reasonable costs payments for certain lab tests in rural areas.
• Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) for low income families.
• Special Diabetes Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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• Dec 22, 2010
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• Dec 17, 2010
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• Dec 16, 2010
  Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 is a GO
• Dec 15, 2010
  Enhanced Code Hierarchy Display
• Dec 11, 2010
  Complete Lists of all 2011 New, Changed & Deleted Codes
• Dec 10, 2010
  PQRI Deadline Nears for suggestions for 2012 performance measures
• Dec 08, 2010
  Providers no longer have to worry about complying with Red Flags Rule
• Dec 01, 2010
  Searching on My Notes is Now Available
• Dec 01, 2010
  Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary now Available in Search!
• Dec 01, 2010
  Another Upgrade for NCCI Edits Validator Tools

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