CMS Increases Physician Payment by 0.5% in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS recently released the 2016 proposed Medicare physician payment rule. The rule reflects the 0.5% increase in payment as of July 1, 2015, and the additional 0.5% increase in payment on January 1, 2016, recently adopted by Congress. July 27, 2015 Advocacy, AMA, Medicare, News, Payment 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Geographic Adjustment Factors, Medicare physician payment rule, MPFS 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFGH to Host 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Celebration Join SFGH and CMS Region IX at a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on July 30, 2015. July 20, 2015 Local Events, Medicaid, Medicare, San Francisco General Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare 50th anniversary, San Francisco General Hospital 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Proposes Value-Based Payments for Hip, Knee Replacements CMS has proposed significant changes to Medicare reimbursements for knee and hip replacements. Deadline to submit comment is September 8, 2015. July 10, 2015 Medicare, Payment CMS, knee and hip replacement, value-based payment 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Reimbursement Rates Increase Effective July 1 A 0.5% physician payment increase will go into effect for dates of service from July 1 through December 31, 2015. July 2, 2015 Medicare, Payment ., Medicare, Medicare physician reimbursement rate, Noridian 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Repealed with Passage of H.R. 2 Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare SGR Payment Reform and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act” in a bipartisan vote of 92 to 8. April 15, 2015 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment CHIP, H.R. 2, SGR, SGR repeal 0 0 Comment Read More »