RBMA Members:
In reviewing the MPFS Proposed Rule for 2020 we are now focused on proposed 8% cuts to radiology reimbursement by 2021. CMS is holding a "Listening Session" on the E/M coding changes that will negatively effect radiology. The more you know....
Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 3 Key Topics Listening Session - August 12
Monday, August 12 from 1-2:30 pm ET
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Proposed changes to the CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule are aimed at reducing burden, recognizing clinicians for the time they spend taking care of patients, removing unnecessary measures, and making it easier for clinicians to be on the path towards value-based care. During this listening session, CMS experts briefly cover three provisions from the proposed rule and address your clarifying questions to help you formulate your written comments for formal submission:
- Increasing value of Evaluation and Management (E/M) payments
- Continuing to improve the Quality Payment Program by streamlining the program's requirement's in order to reduce clinician burden
- Creating the new Opioid Treatment Program benefit in response to the opioid epidemic
We encourage you to review the following materials prior to the call:
Note: Feedback received during this listening session is not a substitute for your formal comments on the rule. See the proposed rule for information on submitting these comments by September 27.
Target Audience: Medicare Part B fee-for-service clinicians; office managers and administrators; state and national associations that represent health care providers; and other stakeholders.
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Robert Still FRBMA
Executive Director
Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA)
Fairfax VA
(703) 621-3363
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