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FTC Takes Second Action Against JAB Consumer Partners to Protect Pet Owners from Private Equity Firm’s Rollup of Veterinary Services Clinics

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Dr. Mark Garcia: CMS Must Eliminate Cuts and Reform the Physician Fee Schedule

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Monday, September 20, 2021
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule change that, if adopted, would result in a 20% across-the-board cut.

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  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule change that, if adopted, would result in a 20% across-the-board cut.
  • The new clinical labor data results in massive cuts of more than 15 to 20 percent to critical services in the PFS.
  • And with these cuts, it is the patients who are feeling the painmake no mistake about it.
  • CMS must eliminate the cuts and work on fundamental reform of the Physician Fee Schedule.