Federal Trade Commission Proposes Ban on Non-complete Clauses On January 19, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that if finalized would ban most non-compete clauses used in employment arrangements. The American Medical Association (AMA) issued the following statement in response to the proposed rule: “The AMA appreciates the Federal Trade Commission’s...

CMS Announces 2023 Announces Finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor On January 5, 2023, CMS released updated national Medicare physician payment files that incorporate the changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 that was passed at the end of December 2022 and off set previously announced physician reimbursement reductions. Specifically, in response to...

Omnibus Budget Bill Includes Physician Payment Cut Relief On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 Omnibus Budget Bill into law. The Bill had been approved by the House and Senate on December 23. The bill includes several health care–related allocations, including, most critically, relief from the scheduled Medicare physician payment cuts that would...

CMS Extends 2022 MIPS EUC Deadline to March 3 On December 29, 2022, as a result of medical associations’ (including ISASS’s) advocacy and outreach, CMS has extended the deadline to file a 2022 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship extension until March 3, 2023. The original deadline was January 3,...