CMS Creates New Link For Comments on Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a new link to be used by the public for commenting on the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule officially published in the Federal Register Tuesday. The link, which is found on the Web site www.regulations.gov, replaces a link designed for the same purpose and sent to American College of Radiology (ACR) members via email this past Monday. The latter is now inactive. The new link, http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=CMS-2011-0131-0002, will remain active until August 31.
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