Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, delays the implementation of a proposed change to how Medicare pays physicians for their time. Specifically, it postpones the enforcement of a new efficiency adjustment to work relative value units (RVUs) until January 1, 2030. The bill also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the need for a one-time adjustment to RVUs and outlines conditions for future implementation, including consultation with physician specialties and limitations on repeated adjustments.
Key provisions
- Delays the implementation of the efficiency adjustment to work RVUs until January 1, 2030.
- Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the potential need for a one-time adjustment to RVUs.
- Establishes conditions for future implementation of the efficiency adjustment, including consultation with physician specialties.
- Limits the number of efficiency adjustments that can be implemented to one.
- Modifies the APM conversion factor update percentages.
- Allows for revaluation of misvalued codes and assignment of values to new codes.
- Specifies a methodology for calculating the efficiency adjustment that considers inflation.
- Requires the Secretary to consult with representatives of physician specialties before implementing the adjustment.
Who is affected
- Medicare beneficiaries
- Physician specialists
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