AMNews: July 13, 2009. Part B drug proposal would curtail Medicare pay cuts after 2010 ... American Medical News

The typically bleak outlook that marks the proposed Medicare fee schedule for the upcoming year was significantly brighter this time around for physicians looking for relief from impending pay cuts. In a major policy reversal from the previous administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed removing physician-administered drugs from the calculation of the Medicare physician payment formula. Doctor pay is reduced across the board when spending on all physician services -- a category that includes Part B drugs -- exceeds annual targets. Removing the costs of the drugs would lessen the extent to which spending would exceed targets and trigger cuts. AMNews: July 13, 2009. Part B drug proposal would curtail Medicare pay cuts after 2010 ... American Medical News