CMS Announces Physician Fee Schedule Change for E&M Codes
On June 22, 2006, CMS announced proposed changes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The proposed changes will appear in the June 29, 2006 Federal Register. The proposed changes include a comprehensive review of the RVU work component for Evaluation and Management Codes, which is projected to increase Medicare expenditures by $4 billion, and a reevaluation of practice expense RVUs. The changes are intended to be phased in over 4 years. Additional details and links are available at the Veritus Web site. The Med Law Blog will provide greater analysis after the proposed is published.
