The 2010 Physician Fee Schedule final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Oct. 30, 2009, indicated that Medicare payments for radiation oncology will be reduced by 5 percent over the next four years and that the 2010 reduction will be 1 percent, starting Jan.1, 2010. In its comments to CMS opposing the proposed 19 percent cut, ASRT stated,
The 2010 Physician Fee Schedule final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Oct. 30, 2009, indicated that Medicare payments for...