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Physician Fee Schedule:

Countdown to E/M Overhaul

Published on Thu Dec 19, 2019

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule contains no surprises regarding when the big changes to E/M services will take place — that will still be Jan. 1, 2021. Even with the implementation pause, here are two takeaways from the final rule that you need to know: Reversal: The 2020 final rule puts an end to CMS’s controversial proposal [...]
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