2022 Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule: How Hospitals Could Be Affected
July 21, 2021 It’s that time of year again. Last week, the government released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PR), and there are some interesting changes that may be in store for hospitals. The following treatment is based on what we’ve gleaned from summaries of the PR released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Hospital Association (AHA). Conversion Factor By way of background the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA)…