Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program. Final rule

Fed Regist. 2017 Nov 15;82(219):52976-3371.

Abstract

This major final rule addresses changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies such as changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. In addition, this final rule includes policies necessary to begin offering the expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program model.

MeSH terms

  • Cost Savings / economics*
  • Cost Savings / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Current Procedural Terminology
  • Diabetes Mellitus / economics
  • Diabetes Mellitus / prevention & control
  • Fee Schedules / economics*
  • Fee Schedules / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / economics*
  • Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Medicare / economics*
  • Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Medicare Part B / economics*
  • Medicare Part B / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Prospective Payment System / economics*
  • Prospective Payment System / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Radiology Information Systems / economics
  • Radiology Information Systems / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Relative Value Scales
  • United States