The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces its "Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Call" scheduled for December 10, 2020. During this call, CMS experts will briefly cover provisions from the final rule and address participants' questions.
The target audience for this call is: Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service clinicians; office managers and administrators; state and national associations that represent health care providers; and other stakeholders.
You can register for this event on the CMS website. CMS encourages participants to review the final rule prior to the call.
Posted 12/03/2020

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