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Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two final rules for 2012, addressing modifications to the payment policies under Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and updates to payments policies and payment rates furnished in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers. Both final rules address comments and concerns submitted inContinue Reading

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its proposed rule for 2012 that addresses changes to the payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons discusses concerns directly related to payment rates and anticipated cuts in its article, “Physicians Face Medicare Cliff.” However, the MPFSContinue Reading