Medscape April 29, 2020
Laura Arenschield

Proposed revisions to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules for joint replacement surgery will change the way surgeons bill for and price knee and hip replacements, but COVID-19 is delaying the process.

In February, the CMS plan was to invite comments on the rule changes until April 24, and to institute changes in December, when the current rules for joint replacement surgery were set to expire.

But the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things, including the timing of the new comprehensive care for joint replacement model. Last week, CMS announced that the original rules would be extended by 3 months, until March 31, 2021, and that the comment deadline would be extended to June 23.

The extensions...

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