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Medicare Physician Reimbursement

2009

MGMA comments on the final "Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2010"  
Dec. 28

Member-only analysis of the final 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule  
Dec. 9

MGMA and 55 other medical associations express concerns to CMS regarding new enrollment requirements for ordering/referring physicians. 
Nov. 16

2010 Final Medicare Physician Fee schedule  
Oct. 30

• Table 49: CY 2010 Total Allowed Charge Impact for Work, Practice Expense, and Malpractice Changes  
• Table 50: Impact of the Final Rule with Comment Period and Estimated Physician Update on 2010 Payment for Selected Procedures 
• Codes subject to increased equipment utilization assumption
  

MGMA comments on the "Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2010" 

Current Medicare Reimbursement System and the Marketplace 

Member-only analysis of the proposed 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule  

CMS releases 2010 proposed physician fee schedule  

Impact chart released with proposed 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule by specialty  

Impact chart released with proposed 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule for certain procedures  

Press release: CMS proposes payment, policy changes for physicians' services to Medicare beneficiaries in 2010  

Fact sheet: Changes to the physician quality reporting initiative and the electronic prescribing incentive program, included in the proposed 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule

"Joint Recommendations on Eliminating the SGR and Supporting Efforts to Promote Health Care Quality and Appropriateness" 
MGMA and 59 other health care associations sent this letter to Congress and the Administration.
May 22

MGMA's comments to the Senate Finance Committee's "Transforming the Health Care Delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care Costs" 
May 15

"Concerted Focus of the Profession of Medicine to Advance Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare" 
MGMA and other health care organizations sent this letter to President Obama.
April 1

A letter MGMA and other health care organizations sent to Senate Budget Chairman Conrad, urging him to support the Administration's FY 2010 budget proposal that supports replacing the sustainable growth rate 
March 23

President Obama releases FY 2010 budget proposals 
Feb. 27 

2008

MGMA's final 2009 Medicare physician fee schedule analysis  
Dec. 19

Geographic Practice Cost Indicies (GPCIs) by state and Medicare locality 
Nov. 10

Chart: Impact of Final Rule with Comment Period and Estimated Physician Update on 2009 Payment for Selected Procedures 
Nov. 3

Chart: CMS 2009 Final Medicare Fee Schedule Impact 
Oct. 30, 2008

MGMA comments on the "Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other Part B Payment Policies for Calendar Year 2009"  
Aug. 28

MGMA FAQs on July 2008 Medicare claims processing issues
July 16

Key Provisions of H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 
June 20, 2008

MGMA physician payment advocacy resources
May

• Fact sheet   
• Payment chart   
• 2009 estimated conversion factor  
  

Letter sent to Senators urging support and co-sponsorship of "Save Medicare Act of 2008" 
March 28 

2007

MGMA comments on the “Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Other Part B Payment Policies for Calendar Year 2008” 
Dec. 31

2008 Analysis — Member-only Analysis of the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 
Nov. 27

MGMA comments on the 2008 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule 
Aug. 31

MGMA's 2008 Medicare proposed physician fee schedule analysis 
July 12

2006

Member-only Analysis of the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule  

Comment: MGMA joins coalition members to urge Congress to halt 2007 imaging cuts