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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Proposes Major Payment and Policy Changes
Gastroenterology, 10/05/09
Lang L – The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal for the Medicare 2010 Physician Fee Schedule. The CMS estimates that the update for physician services will decrease by 21.5% from calendar year (CY) 2009. In general, the proposal would cut Medicare payments for imaging and specialists and use those savings to increase payments for primary care services.
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