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The American Medical Association is expected to submit information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services soon about resources needed for end-of-life medical consultations. The physicians group regularly issues comments to CMS, which then uses the input, along with other aggregated information, to set provider reimbursement rates.
CMS action could re-ignite the “death panel” rhetorical storm that ensued after the Affordable Care Act was introduced several years ago, according to a published report in Stateline, the online news service from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report said a proposal to set pay rates could gain better traction this time since it is being pursued on regulatory grounds instead of legislative efforts; CMS uses AMA information in forming its pay-rate rules 70% to 90% of the time, acknowledged AMA Media Relations Manager Robert