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July 2021

2022 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently published the proposed draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2022. At the heart of the MPFS is the annual conversion factor update. After legislatively mandated adjustments, including the expiration of the 3.75 percent payment increase provided for CY 2021 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the 2022 conversion factor will be $33.58, a $1.31 (or 3.75 percent) decrease from the final CY 2021 PFS conversion factor of $34.89. READ MORE

2022 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Anesthesiologists Need to Know

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently published the proposed draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2022. In addition to the annual conversion factor updates, including the anesthesia conversion factor, the proposed rule includes several payment policy updates. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes for anesthesiologists. READ MORE

Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule: What You Should Know

Earlier this month, healthcare providers and insurance plans got a more detailed look at how the No Surprises Act (NSA) will be implemented when the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury released a 411-page interim final rule that will go into effect on January 1, 2022. READ MORE

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