Evidence Fails to Support Proposed CMS "Efficiency Adjustment" Payment Rule, Clinical Data Review Shows
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
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Evidence Fails to Support Proposed CMS "Efficiency Adjustment" Payment Rule, Clinical Data Review Shows
Proposed payment reduction assumes faster operations, but a comprehensive analysis shows that operative length and complexity have increased since 2019
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CHICAGO -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CM . . .
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Evidence Fails to Support Proposed CMS "Efficiency Adjustment" Payment Rule, Clinical Data Review Shows
Proposed payment reduction assumes faster operations, but a comprehensive analysis shows that operative length and complexity have increased since 2019
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CHICAGO -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CM . . .