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New Medicare coding and payment policy changes will be implemented effective October 1, 2024, which may have big implications on how hospitals are paid by Medicare when treating patients with inadequate housing or housing instability.
Inadequate housing is described as deficiencies in:
Housing instability is described as...
The Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)of the American Medical Association (AMA) is made up of physicians who suggest recommendations to the federal government on medical services. The RUC was founded in 1992 when Medicare transitioned from a physical payment system based on RBRVS (resource-based relative...