2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On November 2nd, CMS issued a final rule that updates the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies for CY 2017. Provisions of the rule include: enrollment and data transparency updates to the Medicare Advantage program, modifications to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and the expansion of the Diabetes Prevention Program to Medicare.

The attached document summarizes several major provisions of the final rule. The complete final rule is available here.