Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, & Other Part B Payment Policies for 2008

November 27, 2007 This document is a full description of upcoming changes to the Medicare program. Most of the provisions of this final rule with comment period are effective January 1, 2008. Comments will be accepted up to December 31, 2007, on two areas that will become effective at later dates. The comment areas are: Amendments to Section 409.17, which governs physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services and section 409.23, which governs post hospital skilled nursing facility care, are effective July 1, 2008. Amendments to section 423.160, which governs standards for electronic prescribing, are . . .