Medicare will change its provider payments for two types of Medicare-covered services in 2021 and has proposed changes in payments for three other Medicare-covered services in a flurry of activity over the past week.

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized new 2021 Medicare payment rates for:

In addition, this week CMS proposed new 2021 Medicare rates for:

The proposed changes in Medicare provider payments for physician services and outpatient and ambulatory surgical services are subject to a public comment period before they are finalized.