From APTA News: The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the proposed 2025 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule. Unfortunately, as in previous years, the budget-neutral payment system has led to proposed payment cuts threatening all clinical specialties paid under the PFS.
Despite the cuts, there are also several significant policy wins for the profession; the two biggest changes were driven by APTA’s regulatory and legislative advocacy efforts. Those efforts will continue as APTA joins the gamut of clinical associations advocating for both temporary legislative relief from the proposed 2025 cuts and long-term policy reform to support stable clinician payment.
In this Part 1 article, we look at payment, promising changes to PTA supervision and certification of plans of care, as well as adjustments to the practice expense element of often-used CPT codes.
Part 2 of our fee schedule takeaways series covers telehealth provisions and the Quality Payment Program, including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
