CMS has published the final rule for the CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). As we knew from the proposed rule, there are no major changes in the payment for Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / skin substitutes in 2025 — although CMS stated they the intend to move forward with a proposal to achieve a consistent payment mechanism for all CTPs in the future…
The sad news is that CMS is going ahead with a 2.9% cut to Medicare physician reimbursements for 2025. There’s a collective national breath hold this week around the upcoming election, but when Congress reconvenes after the election, we can expect some attention focused on the MPFS. Physician payment is about the only aspect of Medicare that is not linked to inflation. Since practice costs are expected to increase around 3.5% in 2025, a decrease in Medicare reimbursement of 2.9% could be the last straw for many physicians.
Related Blogs:
- Medicare Payment to Physicians is Not Tied to Inflation – & This Threatens the Future of Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine – Guest Blog by Dr. Helen Gelly – Caroline Fife M.D.
- The January 1st Physician Pay Cut & Unintended Consequences – Caroline Fife M.D.
- What’s Wrong with Medicare Physician Payment? MIPS! – Caroline Fife M.D.
- Medicare Physician Payment – What Docs Wish Patients Knew Caroline Fife M.D.
- 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is Out (and CMS Did Not “Package Price” Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes in the Doctor’s Office) – Caroline Fife M.D.
- The Quality Payment Program and What it Means for the Future of Wound Management & HBOT – Caroline Fife M.D.
