2008 medicare fee schedule?

[member]

Are we getting 20-25% cut. are they putting afreeze on cuts for 6 months whats going on??? Does anyone know

 

[tchoupdoc]

Are we getting 20-25% cut. are they putting afreeze on cuts for 6 months whats going on??? Does anyone know

Check out Ligament's post "Other changes for 2008" under CPT for Fluoroscopy thread.

 

[PAINBILLER]

Congress halted the 10.1% cut and actually provided a .05% increase until 6/30/08. Effective July 1, 2008, the 10.1% cut will take effect. You can view the Medicare fee schedule online for specifics.

 

[Tenesma]

actually in july i believe it is going up to 10.5% - correct me if i am wrong...

 

[PAINBILLER]

2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rate Change and Physician Participation Enrollment Period Extended The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 made several changes affecting payments to physicians. One such change provides for a 0.5 percent increase to the physician fee schedule conversion factor for January 1 through June 30, 2008, instead of the -10.1 percent that was scheduled to take place. As of July 1, 2008, the -10.1 percent update to the physician fee schedule will go into effect.😡



See the following link for more information:


http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/01_overview.asp

 

[Tenesma]

thanks for correcting me 🙂