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Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015
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This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this rule.
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Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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2015-01-01
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2014-26183
Final rule with comment period.
This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this rule.
Effective date: The provisions of this final rule are effective on January 1, 2015, with the exception of amendments to parts 412, 413, and 495 which are effective October 31, 2014.
Donta Henson, (410) 786-1947 for any physician payment issues not identified below.
Grant Programs-Health
Health Insurance
Hospitals
Intergovernmental Relations
Medicare
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
Administrative Practice and Procedure
Health Facilities
Health Professions
Kidney Diseases
Medical Devices
Rural Areas
X-Rays
Laboratories
Physician Referral
Puerto Rico
Electronic Health Records
Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo)
Medicaid
Penalties
Privacy
Medicare Programs:
Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Revisions, etc.
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