tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 43

MEETINGS: CMS May Remove Drugs From Physician Formula, But Not Retroactively

CMS move won't save you from steep cuts next yearIf Medicare goes ahead with the 4.4 percent cut planned for next year, you'll be punished for factors beyond your control. That's what members of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council found out last week. Officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services admitted that requirements in the Medicare Modernization Act had added about 1 percent to Medicare's physician spending for 2005. These included the Welcome To Medicare exam and other screening exams, but also scarcity payments to doctors in rural areas.PPAC members protested that the 1-percent estimate...

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