As required by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula specified in Medicare statute, the estimated update to the physician fee schedule for 2008 is -9.9 percent. Congress has intervened for the past five years to prevent implementation of negative updates. What can we expect this year? How will these and other changes affect your physician practices? With Medicare, it is never as simple as it seems. Your best defense is a good understanding of the fee schedule update and how the formula will affect physician payment increases and decreases in future.

Compliance regulations and payment policies are another important part of the annual update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This Audio Webcast will give you a summary of these changes to help you determine which regulations will require changes to your physician practices and clinics.