Becker's Healthcare July 14, 2021
CMS released its annual proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for 2022, which expands certain Medicare telehealth provisions and updates the payment rate for physician services.
Nine things to know about the proposed rule:
1. Payment rate update. With the budget neutrality adjustment to account for changes in relative value units, as required by law, and expiration of the 3.75 percent payment increase provided in 2021 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the proposed Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor for 2022 is $33.58, down from $34.89 in 2021.
2. Telehealth provision expansion. CMS proposed allowing certain services added to the Medicare telehealth list amid the pandemic to remain until Dec. 31, 2023, to give the agency more time to determine...
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