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CMS Opts For Punishing CF Cut In 2024

Add-on code, regulatory requirements factor into final decrease. Despite rising costs, industry outcry, and a general malaise surrounding another proposal to decrease the conversion factor (CF) for 2024, Medicare went ahead and cut it anyway — and for more than originally promised. Context: On Nov. 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the calendar year (CY) 2024 [...]
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