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CMS proposes changes to Medicare payment for coordinated care
CMS recently proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule to modify how Medicare pays for primary care, focusing on care management and behavioral health.“Today's proposals are intended to give a significant lift to the practice of primary care and to boost the time a physician can spend with their patients listening, advising and coordinating their care — both for physical and mental health,” CMS Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt, said in a press release. “If this rule is finalized, it will put our nation's money where its mouth is by continuing (Read more...)