2015 Medicare Part B Rates

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fact sheet on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2015 that includes Medicare Part B rates paid to nursing homes and home health agencies for ancillary services. As currently posted, the MPFS includes an average 21.2 percent reduction in rates effective April 1, 2015. Legislation passed in the early part of this year extended the 2014 rates into the first quarter of 2015 instead of the usual Jan. 1 effective date.  

LeadingAge NY is providing members with a detailed analysis of the rates that includes:

• a listing of rates for the first quarter of 2015 for the most commonly used ancillary services;
• a link to the LeadingAge national Medicare Part B rate calculation tool; and
• the latest on Therapy Caps and the exceptions process.

For the complete analysis, including an expectation for Congressional action to override the rate reduction come April 2015, please click here.

Contact: Patrick Cucinelli, pcucinelli@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8827