ACP Commends Proposed Changes To Payments For Physician Work At Nursing Facilities, USA

The American College of Physicians (ACP) commended the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its recent decision to increase the work relative value units (RVUs) for codes used in the nursing home setting.

"These increases in value are a testament to the extraordinary level of work required of physicians that work in nursing facilities," said David C. Dale, MD, FACP, president of ACP said. "This increase in value should help to make work in the nursing home as attractive as work in other settings."

"ACP was pleased to work with the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) in assisting in the presentation of these codes to the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC)," Dr. Dale continued. "The RUC recommended significant increases in the value of these services and CMS accepted those recommendations. AMDA did a commendable job in presenting this information and we were grateful to work with them on this issue."

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