CMS Updates Medicare Conversion Factor For Remainder of 2024 – American College of Cardiology
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) conversion factor by 1.68% – from $32. 74 for services rendered Jan. 1 through March 8 to $33.07 for services rendered March 9 through Dec. 31 – in response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 signed into law on March 9. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 included several health policy updates, including a partial fix for Medicare cuts imposed by the 2024 Medicare PFS. The update