National News
In letters to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, physician organizations and other healthcare groups welcomed the agency's intention to reduce administrative burdens on physicians but voiced concern about proposed changes to the payment system for evaluation and management services. Editor’s note: APMA ACTION ALERT! On July 12, CMS released a proposed rule [CMS-1693-P] that, if finalized, would require podiatrists to use different E/M codes from all other Medicare physicians. The codes would reimburse at a significantly lower rate. There is still time to write to CMS and oppose the discriminatory proposed rule if you have not already done so. Read APMA’s coverage of this topic here and here.
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What Patients are Reading
According to a new paper, the percentage of physicians who report feeling burned out has risen by nearly 10 percent over the past three years.
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