tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 22

Reimbursement: New Programs, Delays, and Reductions Feature in the 2018 Fee Schedule

CMS finalizes telehealth, value modifier, and more - but delays plague the CY 2018 MPFS. With healthcare's focus firmly set on quality and value, it's only natural that CMS ease up on practice requirements in order to improve patient care. And while new additions do abound, the agency's output highlights efforts to scale back mandates and delay past proposals - some indefinitely. Background: On Nov. 2, 2017, CMS issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for CY 2018 with program updates, new payment policies and rates, delays, and templates for up-and-coming Medicare initiatives slated to begin on...

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