AACU joined the AMA and other associations in urging CMS not to move forward with previously finalized changes to split or shared visits and, instead, urged that they propose an alternative policy that would allow physicians or qualified health professionals to bill split or shared visits based on time or medical decision-making. Read the full letter to CMS here.
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