HealthLeaders Media (02/10/12)
As a result of intense lobbying by the California Medical Association (CMA), the final 2012 Medicare physician payment rule from CMS includes an adjusted fee schedule for the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) that some industry leaders say is a great deal more fair to many physicians. CMS adjusted the fee schedule so that a larger percentage of the payments are adjusted for geographic differences in practice costs, preventing large cuts in 2012 and helping California physicians in future years. There are other major changes in the fee schedule, including some related to E-prescribing, the Physician Quality Reporting System, value modifiers, and multiple procedure cuts.

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