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- Coalition and CAP Ask Congress to Halt New Add-On Service Responsible for Medicare Budget Cuts
The CAP and a coalition of 46 healthcare organizations representing over 1.2 million physician and non-physician providers and the patients they serve urged Congress to halt the implementation of the evaluation and management service add-on code G2211 created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In a letter to both the House and Senate, the groups said that absent congressional intervention, this code, and the resulting Medicare payment cuts will negatively impact many medical practices – including pathology practices—and threaten patents’ timely access to care.
The coalition said G2211 is duplicative of work already accounted for by existing codes, which have been updated. The new add-on code will inappropriately result in overpayments to those using it. At the same time, implementing G2211 will penalize clinicians who cannot, or do not, use it with yet another budget-neutrality-related reduction to the conversion factor.
The letters asked Congress to permanently stop the implementation of G2211 because it would provide clinicians with fiscal stability, they need to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to a broad continuum of care in their communities.