Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Final Rule for CY 2021

Regulatory Advisory

December 15, 2020

At a Glance

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dec. 1 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2021. The rule also adopts several policies to implement year five of the quality payment program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.

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