Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act: Significant Changes for Health Care Providers
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Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act: Significant Changes for Health Care Providers
The Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (MMEA) was signed into law on December 15, 2010, sparing hospitals, physicians and other health service providers from numerous significant payment cuts. The legislation also makes several important technical corrections to the health reform laws enacted earlier this year.
This white paper provides an overview of the most significant Medicare- and Medicaid-related provisions in the new Act. Physician Payment Update The most prominent change made by MMEA is the provision halting a scheduled 25 percent reduction in Medicare physician payments, which otherwise would have taken effect January 1, 2011. The Medicare statute requires that the Medicare physician fee schedule be revised upward or downward every year depending on t...See the full content of this document
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