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CMS Updates 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor

CAPC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor in response to the Consolidated Appropriation Act being signed into law.

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Addressing Serious Illness Care in Medicare Advantage

CAPC

The New England Journal of Medicine article with recommendations and potential strategies for improving the care of people with serious illness in Medicare Advantage.

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Change to Medicare Subsidy Arrangement for Psychological Services

Psychological Health Care

Medicare subsidised visits to psychologists have been reduced from 1 January 2023. This means the number of Medicare subsidised psychology sessions you can claim has dropped from 20 to 10, per calendar year. However, as from January 1, patients will once again only be able to claim Medicare rebates for 10 visits.

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A Medicare-style levy would guarantee all Australians the right to aged care when we need it | Sarah Holland-Batt

The Guardian

Instead, commissioner Tony Pagone wrote, every Australian should “contribute towards the financing of the aged care system through their working life” through a Medicare-style levy, therefore guaranteeing each of us the right to aged care when we eventually need it.

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2022

Social Work Blog

On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. The 2400+-page rule includes updates to policies and payments that are pertinent to clinical social workers (CSWs) and other Medicare providers. December 2021. Reimbursement.

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Signs of Change in Medicare Advantage

CAPC

Hospitals are dropping contracts with private Medicare plans.

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Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Proposed Rule for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Social Work Blog

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule of the Physician Fee Schedule that announced proposed policy and practice changes for Medicare Part B payments beginning January 1, 2023. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016. By express or overnight mail.