Physician Compensation and Reimbursement
On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled its proposed rule for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), aiming to enhance the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B (CMS-1807-P) Proposed...more
Time’s up and pencils down! Comments on the calendar year (CY) 2024 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed reg were due earlier this week. Now, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will have to review them and...more
Over the past several years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for care management and remote monitoring services in an effort to recognize and pay for non-face-to-face services that...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule on July 7, 2022, which impacts Medicare Part B payments starting Jan. 1,...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule rule (Proposed Rule) on July 13, 2021. Included in the rule are several proposed updates to the CMS Open Payments Program,...more
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule). Included in that Proposed Rule are proposals related to the...more
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (the Proposed Rule), including proposed changes to regulations implementing the...more
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its annual proposed rule outlining potential changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) for upcoming Calendar Year (“CY”) 2020 (“Proposed...more
As part of its proposed rule pertaining to CY 2020 changes to the physician fee schedule published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also proposes significant...more
Grounded in the bipartisan Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act designed to "alleviate the nationwide opioid crisis," CMS's proposed...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) recently proposed sweeping changes that would permit the denial of a Medicare enrollment application or a billing privilege revocation for professionals eligible to...more
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which included substantial changes to the physician self-referral law (Stark Law)...more
On July 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed 2020 Physician Fee Schedule rule, which contains new telehealth services covered under Medicare. Surprisingly, CMS did not receive any...more
On July 29, 2019, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule updates payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the CY 2020 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule....more
While the industry awaits more sweeping value-based related changes to the Stark Law regulations, on July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a small step toward updating its Stark Law advisory...more
Regulation - CMS Contemplating Telemedicine Changes - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published what it described as a "major proposed rule" that covers a number of topics that could have...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a Proposed Rule, primarily intended to modify certain Medicare payment policies. The Proposed Rule contains several provisions that address the growing...more
On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would, among other changes: (1) reduce the documentation requirements with which physicians and other...more
CMS recently issued its proposed changes to the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which include a controversial change to the reimbursement rates for Level 2-5 evaluation and management (E/M) services and some notable...more
As the Trump Administration moves forward with proposed policy changes to address high drug prices, a common theme is emerging: a number of the proposals have the potential to reduce Medicare reimbursement to hospitals and...more
On July 27, 2018, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 (PFS Proposed Rule) was published in the Federal Register....more
CMS has issued proposed payment rules for CY 2019 that hold significant implications for telehealth coverage and reimbursement. In the Proposed 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rule (Proposed HH PPS Rule),...more
On July 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed annual update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which includes proposals that would give a big boost to telehealth services...more