A 12-page Executive Summary offering summary highlights for 22 Accountable Care Organizations and ACO solutions companies regarding their successes during the most recent MSSP performance year.
6 Takeaways from CMS Pitch on Physician Payment Rule for 2021
- With the budget neutrality adjustment to account for changes in relative value units
- the proposed Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor for 2021 is $32.26
- down from $36.09 in 2020.
- CMS proposed adding several services to the Medicare telehealth services list during the public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic.
- For the duration of the public health emergency CMS adopted a policy revising the definition of direct supervision to include virtual presence of the supervising physician or practitioner.
- CMS proposed a refinement to clarify the times when prolonged office and outpatient evaluation and management visits can be reported.
- CMS proposed changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program quality performance standard and reporting requirements for the performance year beginning Jan. 1
- 2021.
- Public comments on the proposed rule are due by Oct. 5.
Source: Becker's Hospital Review - https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-pitches-physician-payment-rul…