The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule that will cut Medicare payments to physicians by 24.9 percent in 2011. CMS states that the reason for the cut is to provide a permanent fix for the sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment formula.
The rule also attempts to curb physician self-referral for services that may be obtained elsewhere in the area and implements rules on the expansion of preventative services, which went into effect as part of the Affordable Care Act.
The physician pay cut is effective January 1, 2011.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-final-rule-cut-2011-medicare-pay-physicians
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