CMA would like to thank all of you who completed the Blue Cross fee schedule survey last week. The survey results clearly demonstrate that Blue Cross has failed to provide physicians with timely access to the proposed fee schedule, leaving many physicians unable to assess the financial impact that the fee schedule changes will have on their practices. CMA has urged the Department of Managed Health Care to delay implementation of this new fee schedule, which is scheduled to take effect June 1.

Ninety-two percent of the 174 practices that responded said that Blue Cross failed to provide them with enough information to calculate their new reimbursement rates, and 75 percent of practices that requested additional information did not receive a satisfactory response in a timely manner.

CMA has provided DMHC with the survey results and anticipates and urged them to take immediate action.

Click here view the survey results.

Contact: CMA's reimbursement help line, 888/401-5911 or or jblack@cmanet.org.

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