Lexology December 24, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2025 Medicare Fee Schedule, which included a reduction in the average payment for providers and modifications to the telehealth services covered by Medicare.
Pay Changes
The rule, which went into effect January 1, 2025, will result in a net 2.8% decrease in Medicare payments to physicians compared with the rates in place for calendar year 2024. The rates, eliminating past increases that were designed to be temporary, adhere to statutory limits imposed by Congress. CMS, without congressional intervention, could not unilaterally increase physician pay for 2025.
Meanwhile, nationwide, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers will receive modest Medicare rate increases, 2.9% for outpatient care and 2.6% for inpatient care, that...
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