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GAO-15-244R 1 (2014-11-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqtm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326413 November 25, 2014 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Dave Camp Chairman The Honorable Sander M. Levin Ranking Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015 Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015 (RIN: 0938-AS12). We received the rule on October 31, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule with comment period on November 13, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 67,548. The final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that the payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). The final rule with comment period has an announced effective date of January 1, 2015, except for certain amendments which are GAO-1 5-244R

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