Though Congress intervened to block a 5% across-the-board cut in Medicare spending for physician services in 2007, pathologists will still see a steep cut this year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services projects a 6% cut in total pathology allowed charges, due mainly to changes in practice expense relative value units (RVUs) in the Part B physician fee schedule.

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January 15, 2007 - Table of Contents

NIR January 15, 2007 (full PDF issue)

Medicare Fee Fix Tops Physicians’ Legislative Agenda

Claims Will Be Paid at Correct ’07 Rates, CMS Assures Doctors

FDA Okays New Blood Screening Test for Chagas Disease

Pathology RVU Changes = Lower PC Rates, Some TC Gains

Key Laboratory, Pathology Priorities for the New Congress

States Get Financial Incentive to Beef Up False Claim Laws

CMS Rescinds Notice Ending Pathology TC Protection

Down Syndrome Screening Urged for All Pregnancies

Washington Watch: On a Personal Note