Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dec. 8 discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2025, which the commission will vote on in January. The draft recommendations call for Congress to update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law…
During a legislative markup Nov. 15, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced to the full committee AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 6366) that would extend for one year the Geographic Practice Cost Index floor for physician work under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and delay…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2024. The rule also includes policies related to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP), both of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 2 released its calendar year 2024 final rule for the physician fee schedule.
Commenting on the physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2024, AHA urged the Centers for Medicare…
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 25 reported that the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved the agency $1.8 billion in 2022. This marks the sixth consecutive year of cost savings for the program, and the second highest savings year reported since the program started.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 13 issued its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
The AHA today joined 16 other organizations in voicing support for the Value in Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the 5% Medicare payment incentives for advanced Alternative Payment Models under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act that are set to expire this…