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Medicare Physician Reimbursement

2010

MGMA comments on the final "Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2011"
Aug. 24

Member-only analysis of the proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
July 14 

CMS releases 2011 proposed physician fee schedule
June 25

• Table 73: CY 2011 PFS Proposed Rule Total Allowed Charge Estimated Impact for RVU, MPPR, and MEI Rebasing Changes
• Table 74: Impact of Proposed Rule and Estimated Physician Update on CY 2011 Payment for Selected Procedures

Using the Medicare physician fee schedule

OIG Policy regarding providers, practitioners, and suppliers that waive beneficiary cost-sharing amounts attributable to retroactive increases in payment rates resulting from the operation of new federal statutes or regulations
June 25

2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RVU download files 
CMS updated
May 21

Congressional leaders introduce The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213). Section 523 impacts Medicare physician payments.
May 20

President signs extension bill, Medicare physician payment freeze continued till May 31
April 16

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provisions affecting Geographical Practice Cost Indices (GPCI)
April 13

Information Regarding the Holding of April Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
March 26

MGMA and 49 other medical associations sent a letter to CMS urging the agency extends the deadline for physicians to change their Medicare participation or non-participation status from March 17, 2010 to April 16, 2010
March 16

CMS: Therapy Cap Exception Process Extended Under the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010"
March 3

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