Medicare program; delay in implementing the adjustments to the practice expense relative value units under the physician fee schedule for calendar year 1998--HCFA. Notice of intent to regulate.
This notice identifies provisions in the Medicare physician fee schedule regulations that are affected by enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997). Section 4505 of the BBA 1997 postpones implementation of a resource-based practice expense relative value unit system until January 1, 1999 and provides for a 4-year transition. In addition, it provides for an adjustment for practice expense relative value units for 1998. It also requires publication of a new proposed rule for practice expense by May 1, 1998, thus requiring significant revision of our proposal contained in the proposed rule published June 18, 1997 (62 FR 33158).
D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States