A coalition of more than 150 medical associations and societies, representing subspecialties and states and including the Society for Vascular Surgery, has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adopt changes to CMS’ proposed rule on Evaluation & Management services alterations for 2019. Details are outlined in a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma. The final rule is expected to be issued in early November. [[{"fid":"1908","view_mode":"media_link","fields":{"format":"media_link","alignment":""},"link_text":"E M Sign-on Letter.pdf","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"media_link","alignment":""}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-media-link","data-delta":"1"}}]]
SVS Joins With Others to Seek E&M Documentation Changes in Letter to CMS
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in mid-July released two payment-related proposed rules—the highly-anticipated Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (MPFS) and the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule (OPPS). The Society for Vascular Surgery will submit comments for both proposed rules by the Sept. 11 due date.
