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Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E Prescribing Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions

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Aug 30, 2008· National Community Pharmacists Association (Sewell, Charles)--ASP, E-PRESCRIBING· CMS-2008-0073-0662

Please find attached the comments of the National Community Pharmacists Association in reference to CMS -1403-P. Thank you.

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Abstract

This proposed rule would address proposed changes to Medicare Part B payment policy. We are proposing these changes to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This proposed rule also discusses refinements to resource based practice expense (PE) relative value units (RVUs); geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) changes; malpractice RVUs; requests for additions to the list of telehealth services; several coding issues; payment for covered outpatient drugs and biologicals; the competitive acquisition program (CAP); application of health professional shortage area (HPSA) bonus payments; payment for renal dialysis services; performance standards for mobile independent diagnostic testing facilities; and physician and nonphysician practitioners furnishing diagnostic testing services; a solicitation for comments regarding the use of the Federal Payment Levy Program to recover delinquent Federal tax debts; a proposed amendment to the exemption for computer generated facsimile transmissions from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) SCRIPT standard for transmitting prescription and certain prescription-related information for Part D covered drugs prescribed for Part D eligible individuals; conforming and clarifying changes for comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities (CORFs); revisions for rehabilitation agencies; therapy related technical corrections; the physician quality reporting initiative; physician self referral issues and anti markup; beneficiary signature for nonemergency ambulance transport; the chiropractic services demonstration; educational requirements for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists; qualifications of portable x ray supplier personnel; the expiration of provisions of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; bonus payments for long ambulance transports; the annual update for clinical laboratory fees under the clinical laboratory fee schedule; physician certification/recertification for home health services; a prohibition concerning providers of sleep tests; organ retrieval; a revision to the “Appeals of CMS or CMS contractor Determinations When a Provider or Supplier Fails to Meet the Requirements for Medicare Billing Privileges” final rule; and, potentially misvalued services under the physician fee schedule.

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