RevCycle Intelligence September 30, 2019
As the comment period for the proposed 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule drew to a close on Friday night, CMS received over 30,000 comments, including letters from major industry groups commending the agency for proposing to do away with a policy that would collapse evaluation and management (E/M) payment rates.
CMS decided in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule to consolidate E/M levels 2 through 5 into a single payment rate by 2021 to reduce the administrative burden associated with Medicare documentation requirements.
Facing staunch industry criticism, the federal agency proposed earlier this year to walk back on the policy, which many industry groups are now praising.
“CMS recognized that its earlier plan for E/M visits would...
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