07/20/2022

COA Statements on 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rules

COA's Statement on the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule:

The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2023 (CY2023) released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is yet another in a series of relentless and mindless payment cuts that the agency has made to community oncology practices. CMS has proposed a 4.42% cut to the Medicare conversion factor along with additional cuts to oncology, imaging, and radiation. READ MORE

COA's Statement on the 2023 Outpatient Hospital Proposed Rule:

7/18/2022 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule is an outrageous dereliction of duty by an agency responsible for the financial health of the country’s Medicare program.  READ MORE