The 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On Novemer 19, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this 2022 physician fee schedule final rule. This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to certain Medicare provider enrollment policies; requirements for prepayment and postpayment medical . . .