WASHINGTON (AP) — From Akron to Tampa Bay, from New York City to San Francisco, Medicare on Friday launches an ambitious experiment changing how it pays for hip and knee replacements in an effort to ...
According to the American College of Rheumatology, around 790,000 knee replacements take place in the United States each year — and this number is increasing, possibly due to an aging population. If ...
The Biden administration has released the proposed physician fee schedule for 2024, and a 3.34% decrease in the conversion factor is likely to draw plenty of ire from docs. The agency said in a press ...
Every year, adjustments in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) take place in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) billing. For ASCs that depend heavily on Medicare and Medicare Advantage, being ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS proposed increasing the conversion factor for qualifying and nonqualifying alternative payment models. The ...
This is part three of a three-part article on policy issues in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The topics covered include: the role a technical expert panel could play in modernizing the fee ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is launching an ambitious experiment changing how it pays for hip and knee replacements, to raise quality and lower costs. The idea is to follow patients more closely to ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In this July 30, 2015 file photo, a sign supporting Medicare is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington as registered nurses and other ...