The CMS final rule regarding physician payment, clinical labor prices, critical care services and telehealth services for fiscal year 2022 has drawn mixed reactions from medical groups.
Some of the rule’s components exacerbate concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic while others alleviate them, the groups said.
CMS said that the Medicare Part B rates physicians receive for each influenza, pneumococcal and hepatitis B vaccine administered will increase from approximately $17 to $30.
In addition, CMS said that the current payment physicians receive for each dose of the COVID-19 vaccine