Still pondering your Medicare participation for 2008?
TMA's Feb. 7
Learn @ Lunch audio seminar
can help you choose a course of action in light of Medicare's "lump
of coal" for physicians. Although Congress at the last minute
headed off the planned 10.1-percent cut in Medicare payments to
physicians scheduled for Jan. 1, the six-month, 0.5-percent fee
increase Congress granted physicians instead is wholly
inadequate.
In addition, Medicare payment changes for 2008 vary by service,
specialty, and locality, based on revised relative value units and
adjustments. Because Congress acted so late in the session,
Medicare has reopened the participation decision period for an
additional 45 days, until Feb. 15. But with a 10-percent cut
looming in the middle of the year, the participation decision is
more complicated than ever.
"Medicare's Lump of Coal: What Is the New Fee Schedule, and What
Can You Do Now?" will provide some answers. In this noon-to-1-pm
session, you will:
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Learn how Congress' actions affected the 2008 fee
schedule,
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Find out what to expect in six months and in future
years,
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Identify the three options for Medicare participation,
and
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Discover the requirements for the opt-out affidavit and
patient-physician contract.
TMA's Learn @ Lunch audio seminars provide you and your staff a
quick and easy way to stay on top of important issues that affect
the business side of your medical practice. You can listen in on
these one-hour updates alone or with several colleagues from the
same office. It's a quick, no-hassle way to learn more about
important issues without leaving the office.
Action
, Jan. 15, 2008
Last Updated On
June 14, 2010
Originally Published On
March 23, 2010