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Medicare Finalizes 2025 Fee Schedule Cut

Healthcare Administrative Partners

This is slightly more of a cut than had been predicted in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that was issued in July. As we reported in our analysis of the Proposed Rule , this reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced by nearly 10% over the past 10 years.

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Medical groups welcome Medicare stabilization bill

AuntMinnie

Radiology and medical groups are welcoming the introduction of a bipartisan federal bill that aims to mitigate the impact of the finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor reduction. House of Representatives on October 29 introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.

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Lawmakers introduce radiologist-endorsed, bipartisan bill to halt Medicare cuts

Radiology Business

and colleagues are proposing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would halt a 2.8% Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., reduction to the conversion factor.

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What Else is in the Medicare Proposed Rule for 2025?

Healthcare Administrative Partners

We covered the major points of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule when it came out in July, but while we’re waiting for the Final Rule to be published later in the year let’s look at another provision in the MPFS that we’ve been watching – the locality-specific payment adjustment known as the Geographic Practice Cost Index (..)

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Radiation oncology leaders talk Medicare payment reform

AuntMinnie

Radiation oncology organizations have come together in an effort to reform Medicare payments for radiation therapy services. The alliance comes in the wake of cuts to Medicare payments for radiation therapy services, which the organizations say threatens patient access to cancer care.

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Will Medicare coverage boost utilization of CT colonography?

AuntMinnie

Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive Medicare reimbursement beginning in 2025. Availability gaps Research has shown that Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who reside in communities with annual per capita income of $100,000 or more are 5.7

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Medicare Proposed Rule Again Cuts Radiology Reimbursement in 2025

Healthcare Administrative Partners

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% This reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced nearly 10% over the past 10 years.