Abstract
This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, payments for Part B drugs, 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. It also implements provisions of the Affordable Care Act by establishing a face-to-face encounter as a condition of payment for certain durable medical equipment (DME) items. In addition, it implements statutory changes regarding the termination of non-random prepayment review. This final rule with comment period also includes a discussion in the Supplementary Information regarding various programs . (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this final rule with comment period.)
MeSH terms
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Ambulatory Care / economics*
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Ambulatory Care / legislation & jurisprudence
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Current Procedural Terminology
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Durable Medical Equipment / economics*
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Electronic Health Records / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
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Humans
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Medicare Part B / economics*
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Medicare Part B / legislation & jurisprudence
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Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / economics*
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Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / legislation & jurisprudence
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Pilot Projects
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Primary Health Care / economics
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Primary Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
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Prospective Payment System / economics*
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Prospective Payment System / legislation & jurisprudence
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Quality Assurance, Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Quality Indicators, Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Rehabilitation Centers / economics*
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Rehabilitation Centers / legislation & jurisprudence
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Relative Value Scales
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Surgicenters / economics*
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Surgicenters / legislation & jurisprudence
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United States