On March 31 a federal court in Colorado threw out a suit by 80 chiropractors against several national health insurers. The chiropractors alleged that the insurers violated Colorado law by paying them less than physicians and other health care professionals for the same services. As the judge saw it, the …
Brace Yourself for another Round of Death Panel Debate
July 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
Remember the notorious “death panel” debate of 2009? Congress was considering a proposal to pay doctors for end-of-life counseling. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin led the attack on the proposal, claiming that “death panels” would decide who lived and who died. Many conservatives …
Physician Fee Schedule 2011 Final Rule: Relative Weights and Other Nuggets
December 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
CMS published the Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on November 29, 2010. This rule will be effective on January 1, 2011. The PFS Final Rule includes annual updates to the relative weights of physician services and implements key provisions of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. In the …