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Calendar year (CY) 2020 begins the transition in the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) payment system away from fee-for-service reimbursement, which is affected by the changing conversion factor, to a payment system that is set with potential changes related to budget neutrality.

issues Another Wild Ride? BY LEAH RALPH Congress rang in the New Year with a massive tax overhaul and a government shutdown over immigration—another unpredictable year in Washington, D.C., seems like a foregone conclusion. Now several months into 2018, is the turbulence slowing down or ratcheting up? Although MedPAC’s January vote recom- mended that Congress eliminate the Merit-Based Incentive …

On Friday, October 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule on the MACRA Quality Payment Program (QPP), solidifying transformational changes in the way physicians will be reimbursed for Medicare Part B services.