Year: 2014
Resolution Number: 46
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): Jayne E. Courts, MD
Sponsor: Domenic R. Federico, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: Reaffirmation Calendar
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That the AMA enforce current policy by asking for data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding face-to-face forms for therapy, specifically requesting financial data regarding the cost for handling the additional forms and the cost of additional office visits required for this documentation versus any savings from decreased fraud; and be it further RESOLVED: That the AMA enforce current policy by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to review, revise, or rescind the face-to-face documentation for therapy if there is no documented savings or other benefits.
RESOLVED: That the AMA enforce current policy by asking for data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding face-to-face forms for therapy, specifically requesting financial data regarding the cost for handling the additional forms and the cost of additional office visits required for this documentation versus any savings from decreased fraud; and be it further RESOLVED: That the AMA enforce current policy by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to review, revise, or rescind the face-to-face documentation for therapy if there is no documented savings or other benefits.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for CMS Face-to-Face Visit Documentation
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