BC Advantage - 2008 Issue 11

2009 Physician Fee Schedule Rule Addresses Anti-Markup, Stark, IDTF, And Other Issues

On October 30, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) put on display a copy of its 2009 Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule for Calendar Year 2009 (Final Rule), which is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on November 19, 2008. In addition to adjustments in the amounts to be paid under it, the Final Rule addresses significant Medicare payment policy changes in a number of areas. These include, but are not limited to, the Anti-Markup rule applicable to diagnostic tests; independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF); the Stark Law; the enrollment rules applicable to physicians and...

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