Medical Economics March 14, 2025
The Bipartisan Health Care Act includes a supplementary boost to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor of 3.5375 percent and extends telehealth flexibiliies.
As a government shutdown looms and physicians grapple with lower Medicare reimbursement rates, will a last ditch effort by a Democratic Senator restore Medicare reimbursement cuts and extend telehealth flexibilities?
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) plans to take to the Senate floor Friday afternoon to push for a unanimous consent request to pass the Bipartisan Health Care Act, according to a media advisory from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
The bill was introduced last week and includes, among other provisions, a boost to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor to the tune of 3.5375 percent,...