There are two interesting items in telehealth news. Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Ban on Telemedicine Abortions An Iowa Board of Medicine rule requires the presence of a physician when abortion inducing drugs are provided. Planned Parenthood sued claiming the requirement of physician presence was unconstitutional on the basis that it discriminated against women, due to … Continue Reading
On July 21, 2014, I posted the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and described the intent by CMS to eliminate global surgery. On November 13, 2014, CMS issued the final 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and CMS incorporated the changes regarding global surgery. Global Surgery There are three primary categories of global surgery packages that … Continue Reading
CMS issued the proposed 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 30, 2012. The complete document package of approximately 700 pages is available on both the CMS website and at www.medlawblog.com. For this article, I will not summarize all 700 pages, but I would like to hit three of the most significant issues: 1. 27% proposed … Continue Reading
CMS published the payment policies under the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on Tuesday, January 13, 2011. The Med Law Blog will be posting comments on significant provisions over the next several weeks. Please let us know if there is a particular issue you would like addressed.… Continue Reading
Senate failure to pass 30-day extension causes 21.3 percent cut to Medicare physician payments on April 1. The Senate has adjourned for 2 weeks without postponing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule reduction. For the past several months, since the problem arose 1/1/10, carriers have responded by advising physicians to … Continue Reading
The Senate failed to act on The House bill to postpone the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut. Therefore the mandatory 21.5% Medcare cut will happen on March1. Legislators have promised renewed efforts but there is no immediate relief in sight. However, CMS is suggesting anpther 10 day hold to provide time … Continue Reading
