Becker's Healthcare November 18, 2024
Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology:
1. On Nov. 1, CMS finalized its 2025 physician payment rule, which includes a 94-cent (2.83%) conversion factor decrease from 2024. The physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2025 is $32.35, down from $33.29 in 2024, according to a Nov. 1 CMS news release. The American College of Gastroenterology is urging Congress to consider HR 10073, a bill that would reverse the final payment rule and create a positive payment adjustment for 2025.
2. GI providers are closely watching the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, which would extend telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries set to expire at the end of 2024....
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