Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This final rule with comment period implements changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also implements or discusses certain provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this rule.) This final rule with comment period also finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2009 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised codes for CY 2010. In addition, in accordance with the statute, it announces that the update to the physician fee schedule conversion factor is -21.2 percent for CY 2010, the preliminary estimate for the sustainable growth rate for CY 2010 is - 8.8 percent, and the conversion factor (CF) for CY 2010 is $28.4061.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 410, 411, 414, 415, 485, and 498 [CMS-1413-FC] RINs 0938-AP40 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Final rule with comment period. SUMMARY: This final rule with comment period implements changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also implements or discusses certain provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this rule.) This final rule with comment period also finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2009 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised codes for CY 2010. In addition, in accordance with the statute, it announces that the update to the physician fee schedule conversion factor is −21.2 percent for CY 2010, the preliminary estimate for the sustainable growth rate for CY 2010 is −8.8 percent, and the conversion factor (CF) for CY 2010 is $28.4061. DATES: Effective Dates: With the exception of the provisions of § 414.68 and § 414.210(e)(5), this final rule is effective on January 1, 2010. The provisions of § 414.68 are effective on October 30, 2009, and the provisions of § 414.21…
Citation: 74 FR 61738
