Medicare

Reimbursement by Medicare is constantly changing.  We will keep you up-to-date on recent developments in Medicare coverage and payment policies.

Philips Comments on Medicare Proposals

• Comments on Proposed 2010 Physician Fee Schedule, 9/1/09 
• Comments on Proposed 2010 Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule, 9/1/09
• Medicare Physician Payment Rates for Echo Procedures Too Low, Says Philips, 12/22/08 
• Comments on CMS Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule, 09/02/08
• Philips Comments on Medicare’s Proposed 2009 Physician Fee Schedule, 09/02/08
• Philips Files Comments in Support of Medicare's National Coverage Assessment on Screening CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer, 06/18/08
• Philips urges CMS to withdraw proposal to reduce cardiac CTA coverage, 01/11/08
• Comments on CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule, FY 2008, 08/30/07 
• Comments on CMS Proposed Inpatient Rule FY 2008, 08/01/07 
• Comments on CMS National Coverage Analysis on Cardiac CTA, 07/13/07  

Medicare Rules and Reports

• Final 2009 Hospital Outpatient/ASC Rule
• Final 2009 Physician Fee Schedule 
• Proposed 2009 Hospital Inpatient Rule 
• Final 2008 Hospital Inpatient Rule 
• Final 2008 Hospital Outpatient Rule 
• Final 2008 Physican Fee Schedule 
• Medicare Report on Hospital Value-Based Purchasing 

Coverage Policies

• Cardiac CTA 
• PET  
• Virtual Colonoscopy 

Medicare Advantage Claims Processing Contacts

CMS Claims Processing Contacts