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Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2020 (CMS-1715-P)

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Sep 3, 2019· American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC)· CMS-2019-0111-2823

The American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the CMS Proposed Rule on the revisions to Medicare payment policies under the Physician Payment Schedule for calendar year 2020, published in the August 14, 2019 Federal Register (Vol. 84, No. 157 FR, pages 40482-41289). Please see comment letter uploaded here. (The attachments to this comment letter are included in a mailing to CMS via Federal Express).

Sep 3, 2019· American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC)· CMS-2019-0111-2821

The American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (HCPAC) Review Board appreciates the opportunity to comment on the CMS Proposed Rule on the revisions to Medicare payment policies under the Physician Payment Schedule for calendar year (CY) 2020, published in the August 14, 2019 Federal Register (Vol. 84, No. 157 FR, pages 40482-41289). Please see attached comment letter.

Abstract

This major proposed rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program quality reporting requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program requirements for eligible professionals; the establishment of an ambulance data collection system; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and enhancements to provider enrollment regulations concerning improper prescribing and patient harm; and amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law advisory opinion regulations.

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