CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2016
On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a display copy of a proposed rule titled “Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016”. The proposed rule makes a number of changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It also makes certain changes to the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule. These proposed changes are summarized below.