“Reg Season” is Coming! Preview of the Physician Fee Schedule

School is out and it is summertime, which means only one thing in the health policy community: reg season! This is the time of the year when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases regulations that propose revisions and updates to Medicare payment rates and policies. Since Medicare payment rates often impact corresponding rates and policies used by state Medicaid programs and private insurance plans, these regs are a big, big deal in the regulatory and payment worlds!...
By: McDermott+Consulting