ATS Comments on 2018 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
September 2014
The ATS submitted comments on CMS's proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule for 2015. The proposed rule lays outs CMS's proposed policy changes to the Medicare Part B program for 2015. The ATS comments touched on a number of important issues for ATS members, including:
- Encouraging a swift resolution of the SGR crisis
- Improving practice expense calculations for pediatric polysomnography codes
- Seeking more transparency in CMS practice expense methodology
- Physician Payment Reporting "Sunshine" requirements
- Chronic Disease Management Codes
- Physician Quality Measures
CMS is expected to publish the final rule sometime in November or December of 2014. Once the rule is finalized, the ATS will provide a summary of key policy and payment changes for pulmonary, critical care and sleep providers.
Last Reviewed: October 2017
