CMS Acts to Avert 21 Percent Cut in Medicare Physician Payments Scheduled for April 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says it is working with Congress, health care providers, and the beneficiary community to avoid disruption in delivery of health care services and claims payment for physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other providers of services that are paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The “Temporary Extension…