CMS Releases FY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, Permanently Expanding Telehealth, Increasing Rates, and Broadening Scope of Practice for Non-Physicians

Lexology December 8, 2020
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On December 1, 2020, CMS released its FY2021 Final Rule (“Final Rule”) updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The MPFS Final Rule is part of an annual cycle of regulations released during the fourth quarter of each calendar year which makes changes and updates to the various payment systems that comprise Medicare Parts A and B. The Final Rule makes several significant changes to fee schedules, including the permanent expansion of telehealth services, the increase of rates for services provided in a primary care setting, and broadening the scope of practice for non-physician practitioners. Each of these are discussed in greater detail below.

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