Proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule 2021

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"Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Includes Features Favorable to Palliative Care:

CMS increases value for certain Evaluation & Management codes, and adds allowable codes for telehealth. On Monday, August 3rd, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2021. As anticipated, CMS has increased the value for office/outpatient Evaluation & Management (E&M) codes, with some experts estimating an increase of 17%. In addition, CMS has added several codes commonly used by palliative care clinicians to be reimbursed when provided via telehealth – meaning both audio and video – including care planning for cognitive impairment (99483) and home-based visits (99347-99350). The current proposal does not include reimbursement for visits provided via telephone (audio only), but CMS has asked for comments on this; all comments from the public are due to CMS by October 5th, and the formal solicitation is slated for August 17th."

Medicare Fee Schedule and Palliative Care | Telehealth | Palliative in Practice

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increases value for certain Evaluation & Management codes, and adds allowable codes for palliative care via telehealth.

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