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September 2025 CPT Editorial Panel meeting: what’s on the agenda and why it matters

The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT®* Editorial Panel will convene in Chicago, Illinois, from September 18 to 20, 2025. The meeting agenda includes proposals to create new current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and...more

7/16/2025 / Algorithms , Artificial Intelligence , Coding , Healthcare , Healthcare Facilities , Healthcare Reform , Medical Records , Medicare , Physicians , Reimbursements , Technology

The ongoing saga of the PFS conversion factor: will it get fixed?

July 2, 2025 – There has been a lot of talk recently about the future of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) conversion factor (CF) – the standardized dollar amount used to convert relative value units (RVUs) into...more

7/2/2025 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Healthcare Reform , Medicare , New Legislation , Payment Systems , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Legislation , Regulatory Reform

Coding Update - CPT Editorial Panel Meeting: What’s on the Agenda and Why It Matters

The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT®1 Editorial Panel will meet in Brooklyn, New York, from May 1 to 3, 2025. The meeting agenda includes proposals to create new current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and to revise...more

3/17/2025 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Life Sciences , Physicians , Public Health , Regulatory Agenda , Regulatory Requirements

CMS Releases CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

11/6/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicare , MIPS , Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians

CMS Releases CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

7/17/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Medicare , MIPS , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Telehealth

“Reg Season” is Coming! Preview of the Physician Fee Schedule

School is out and it is summertime, which means only one thing in the health policy community: reg season! This is the time of the year when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases regulations that propose...more

6/19/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Medicare , MIPS , New Regulations , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Regulatory Agenda , Telehealth

Site Neutral Payment Considerations: Site-of-Service Patterns Vary by Geography

Site neutral payment proposals are currently a key topic among policymakers. This +Insight explores how Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) site-of-service patterns vary across states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Our...more

3/8/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Reform , Hospitals , Medicare , MedPAC , Off-Campus Departments , Physicians , Site-Neutral Exception

Policy Update - CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

11/7/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Quality Payment Program (QPP) , Reimbursements , Telehealth

Policy Update - CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

7/18/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Rules , Quality Payment Program (QPP)

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