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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for the CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule. American Medical Association (AMA) staff are thoroughly analyzing the 2400+ page rule and will provide a comprehensive summary in the near future. Notably, the 2022 Medicare conversion factor will be reduced by approximately 3.85% from 34.8931 (2021) to 33.5983. This is largely a result of the expiration of a 3.75% increase to the conversion factor at the end of calendar year 2021, as averted in 2021 by Congressional action. The AMA continues to strongly advocate for Congress to avert this significant cut and extend the 3.75% increase for 2022, as it further compounds the growing financial instability of physician practices due to the severe reduction in revenue caused by the continued COVID-19 PHE. The text of the proposed rule can be accessed at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current Link to the CMS Press Release: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-physician-payment-rule-promotes-greater-access-telehealth-services-diabetes-prevention-programs
Link to the Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2022-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-final-rule
Link to the QPP Fact Sheet and related material: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/1654/2022%20Quality%20Payment%20Program%20Final%20Rule%20Resources.zip
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David A. Fishman, MD, President, invites you to the next monthly Comitia Leadership Meeting on November 9, 2021 at 8 PM at the Forest Hills Headquarters/Zoom
MSSNY Opposes Northern District Decision to Permit Religious Exemptions to State’s Healthcare Worker Vaccination Requirements Statement Attributable to:
Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP “We are greatly dismayed by the decision by the Northern District of NY to permit, at least temporarily, religious exemptions to the state’s health care worker vaccination requirements. We believe this step will result in a flurry of attempts to circumvent the well-reasoned vaccination requirement that was an important step towards reversing the recent surge attributable to the more easily spread Delta variant. “These vaccination requirements are essential to protecting public health, particularly the immunocompromised, the elderly, and those too young to receive the vaccination. No major religious denomination opposes vaccinations, and the Supreme Court has for over 100 years upheld vaccination requirements as a means to protect the public health. We are hopeful that this decision will be reversed two weeks from now when it comes up for consideration again.”
The bill contains provisions that benefit doctors and medical practices. https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/what-s-in-the-covid-stimulus-bill-for-doctors-and-practices:
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparity in the Care of American Women with Breast Cancer By Louis-Joseph Auguste, MD. Click Here
About the Author: Louis-Joseph Auguste, MD, MPH, FACS, Surgical Oncology/General Surgery; Clinical Professor of Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northewell; Chair/Board of Trustees, Medical Society of the County of Queens.
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Guidance for the Distribution of Pulse Oximeters to Patients at Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19. Learn More November Health Awareness Campaigns: American Diabetes Month with the American Diabetes Association and other organizations Bladder Health Month with the Urology Care Foundation COPD Awareness Month with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteTrusted Source and other organizations Diabetic Eye Disease Month with the National Eye InstituteTrusted Source Lung Cancer Awareness Month with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, the American Lung Association, and other organizations National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month with the Alzheimer’s Association National Epilepsy Awareness Month with the Epilepsy Foundation |
Fuoco Group presents this information to the members of the Medical Society as a member benefit. Extension and Enhancement of PPP Loans The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, makes available an additional $284 billion in PPP loans. What does the “ACT” mean for you and your practice? Click HERE to learn more. |
