Physician Payment Cuts Restored

[CAL/AAEM News Service]

Physician Payment Cuts Restored

Source: AAEM (http://www.aaem.org)
Date: February 1, 2006


By a vote of 216-214, the final Budget Reconciliation was passed in the
House early this evening.  This clears the way for restoration of
Medicare physician payments to 2005 levels, halting the 4.4% percent
payment cut that took effect January 1.

The claims adjustment process will take several weeks.  Physicians will
not have to resubmit claims. In addition, CMS will reopen the 45-day
period in which physicians may change their 2006 Medicare participation
status. Changes will be retroactive to January 1, and claims will be
adjusted to reflect the change in status.

Thanks goes to all of you who contacted your representatives to ensure
that these funds were restored!


Kathleen A. Ream
Director, Government Affairs
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
E-mail: aaemgov at aol.com


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http://capwiz.com/aaem/issues/alert/?alertid=8441216&type=CU 



Cyrus Shahpar & Brian Potts 
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service
University of California, Irvine

The CAL/AAEM Archives are available at: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/calaaem/


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