Previous Physician Reimbursement News

Medicare Announces Review of Coverage Policy for Medicare Policy on Covering Anemia Medications Linked to Side Effects (March 15, 2007)

Medicare Announces Performance Measures for New Physician Quality Reporting Program (February 22, 2007)

2006

Congress Reverses Physician Payment Cuts (December 14, 2006)

Medicare 2007 Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Rules Released (November 2, 2006)

ASH Submits Comments on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rules
(October 10, 2006)

Report Released on Medicare Cancer Care Demonstration (August 29, 2006)

Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rules (August 8, 2006)

Medicare Releases Proposed Changes on the Five-Year Review and Practice Expense (June 22, 2006)

Physician Election Period for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Extended Through June 30 (June 6, 2006)

Hematology-Specific Quality Measures Continue Development (June 2, 2006)

“Revision of Payment Methodology for Drugs and Biologicals Under Medicare Part B” Bill Introduced (April 25, 2006)

Vendor for the Medicare Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Announced (April 25, 2006)

CMS Sends Letter to MedPAC Regarding 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (April 12, 2006)

President Bush Signs Legislation that Freezes Physician Medicare Payments at 2005 Levels (February 24, 2006)

House Votes to Freeze Physician Medicare Payments at 2005 Levels (February 2, 2006)

CMS Provides Recommendations for Hematologist/Oncologists on Writing Prescriptions (February 2, 2006)

CMS Asks Physicians to Include Diagnoses on Prescriptions (January 27, 2006)

CMS Transmittal on IVIG (January 19, 2006)

MedPAC Reports on Effects of Payment Changes for Oncology Services (January 9, 2006)

Cut in Physician Update Effective January 1 (January 5, 2006)

CMS released guidance information for the new chemotherapy demonstration, now called the Medicare Oncology Demonstration Project. Information on policy and claims processing and documentation and coding is available online. (January 3, 2006)

2005

Physician Payment Awaits House Action (December 29, 2005)

Freeze on Physician Reimbursement Stalls (December 28, 2005)

Congress Takes Action to Prevent Cuts to Physician Reimbursement (December 22, 2005)

CMS Fee Schedule Briefing (December 12, 2005)

Physician Fee Schedule for 2006 Final Rule Summary and Implications for ASH Members (December 2, 2005)

Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) 2006 Final Rule Summary and Impact on Hematology (December 2, 2005)

Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary (November 22, 2005)

2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Now Available (November 3, 2005)

CMS Extends Chemotherapy Demonstration (November 3, 2005)

Senate Finance Committee Takes a Step to Prevent Cuts to Physician Reimbursement (October 26, 2005)

House Supports Extension of Chemotherapy Demonstration (October 6, 2005)

Hurricane Katrina Medicare Contractor and CMS Regional Office Contacts (September 2, 2005)

CMS Publishes Physician Fee Schedule for 2006 (August 12, 2005)

CAP Bidding Suspended (August 5, 2005)

Legislation Introduced to Repeal SGR and Implement Physician Quality Improvement (August 5, 2005)

CMS Releases Proposed Rule on 2006 Physician Fee Schedule (August 2, 2005)

Final Rule on Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) (August 1, 2005)

Proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Rule for 2006 (August 1, 2005)

CMS Publishes Interim Final Rule for Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs and Biologicals (July 6, 2005)

Legislation Introduced to Increase Medicare Physician Payments (May 12, 2005)

Representative Hall Calls on CMS to Extend Cancer Care Demonstration Project (May 4, 2005)

CMS Proposes New Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B Drugs (April 26, 2005)

Survey Finds Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care Will Be Compromised As a Result of Medicare Physician Payment Reductions (April 11, 2005)

CY 2006 Physician Payment Projected to Be -4.3 Percent (March 31, 2005)

CMS Announces 2nd Quarter ASP Information (March 17, 2005)

CMS Proposes New Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP); ASH Solicits Feedback (March 15, 2005)

MedPAC Recommends 2.7 Percent Pay Hike Under Medicare; Recommends Pay For Performance Programs for Physicians (March 15, 2005)

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