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5 Big Takeaways From the 2019 MPFS Final Rule
5 Big Takeaways From the 2019 MPFS Final Rule
By Bruce Pegg Mon. Nov 12, 2018
CMS has just released its Final Rule on the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and for the moment the dust has settled on all the discussions, debates, and deliberations regarding evaluation and management (E/M) levels
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