Primary Care Coding Alert

Part B Payment:

Get Set to Watch For a Permanent Fix to Medicare Payment System

Congress gets busy contemplating means to eliminate SGR. In addition to the good news that the Congress approved a 0.5 percent increase to Medicare physician payments (over 2013 payment amounts) to stall major conversion factor cuts through March, they are also looking at ways and methods to fix the Medicare physician payment system for good. You Might Say Goodbye to [...]
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