Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015. (CMS-1612-P)

76 organizations filed 76 public comments on Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015. (CMS-1612-P), at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The comment window closed 4228d ago.

Abstract

This major proposed rule addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this proposed rule.

Commenters (76)

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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• and National Partnership for Women and Familiestrade assoc.

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• CA- Coalition for Compassionate Care of CAtrade assoc.

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• CA-Association of California Nurse Leaderstrade assoc.

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• CA-Palo Alto Medical Foundation Department of Geriatricstrade assoc.

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• DC - Society for Vascular Ultrasound (“SVU”)trade assoc.

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• DC--American Osteopathic Associationtrade assoc.

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• DC--American Society for Clinical Pathology and the United States and Canadian Academy for Pathologytrade assoc.

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• DC--Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centerstrade assoc.

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• DC--National Committee for Quality Assurancetrade assoc.

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• DC--Society for Vascular Ultrasoundtrade assoc.

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• DC-Alliance Defending Freedomtrade assoc.

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• DC-American Academy of Dermatology Associationtrade assoc.

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• DC-American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeonstrade assoc.

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• DC-American Clinical Laboratory Associationtrade assoc.

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• DC-American Dental Associationtrade assoc.

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• DC-American Society for Clinical Pathologytrade assoc.

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• DC-American Society for Radiation Oncologytrade assoc.

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• DC-American Society of Echocardiographytrade assoc.

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• DC-Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness at Altarum Institutetrade assoc.

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• DC-Patient Quality of Life Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• DC-PFS Pathology Payment Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• DC-Qualcomm Incorporatedunverified attribution

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• DC-Radiation Therapy Alliancetrade assoc.

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• DC-The Society of Thoracic Surgeonstrade assoc.

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• FL-American Cutaneous Oncology Societytrade assoc.

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• FL-Florida Society of Clinical Oncologytrade assoc.

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• IL-AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committeetrade assoc.

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• IL-American Society of Plastic Surgeonstrade assoc.

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• IL-Illinois State Ambulance Associationtrade assoc.

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• IL-Illinois State Medical Societytrade assoc.

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• IL-International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgerytrade assoc.

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• IL-North American Neuromodulation Societytrade assoc.

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• IL-North American Spine Societytrade assoc.

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• John--Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Societytrade assoc.

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• Joint Council of Allergytrade assoc.

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• LA-Louisiana Ambulance Alliancetrade assoc.

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• MA-AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Managementtrade assoc.

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• MD-Alliance of wound care stakeholderstrade assoc.

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• MD-AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicinetrade assoc.

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• MD-American Podiatric Medical Associationtrade assoc.

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• MD-American Society of Nuclear Cardiologytrade assoc.

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• MD-American Speech-Language-Hearing Associationtrade assoc.

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• MD-American Urological Associationtrade assoc.

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• MD-Coalition of Wound Care Manufacturerstrade assoc.

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• MD-Renal Physicians Associationtrade assoc.

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• MD-Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Preventiontrade assoc.

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• MI-Borgess Brain and Spine Institutetrade assoc.

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• MI-Omega House Inc.unverified attribution

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• MO-Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinicstrade assoc.

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• North American Spine Societytrade assoc.

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• NY - American Geriatrics Societytrade assoc.

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• NY-Renal Pathology Societytrade assoc.

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• PA-Hospice and Palliative Nurses Associationtrade assoc.

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• PA-National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Caretrade assoc.

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• PA-The Society of Hospital Medicinetrade assoc.

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• Pan American Allergy Societytrade assoc.

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• Supporitive Care Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopytrade assoc.

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• the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopytrade assoc.

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• TN-Tennessee End of Life Partnershiptrade assoc.

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• TN-tennessee medical associationtrade assoc.

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• UT-Huntsman Cancer Institutetrade assoc.

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• VA--American Urogynecologic Societytrade assoc.

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• VA-Advance Care Planning Coalition of Eastern Virginiatrade assoc.

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• VA-American Ambulance Associationtrade assoc.

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• VA-American Psychiatric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• VA-American Society of Cataract Surgerytrade assoc.

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• VA-American Society of Clinical Oncologytrade assoc.

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• VA-Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) and the Healthcare Distribution Management Associationtrade assoc.

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• VA-Infectious Diseases Society of Americatrade assoc.

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• VA-National Psoriasis Foundationtrade assoc.

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• VA-Society for Gynecologic Oncologytrade assoc.

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• VA-Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imagingtrade assoc.

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• VA-The Society for Vascular Surgerytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• VA-The Society of Interventional Radiologytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%