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services. We believe a delay in implementation of these
revisions would be contrary to the public interest,
particularly since the AMA RUC process allows for an
assessment of the valuation of these services by the
medical community prior to the AMA RUC’s recommendation to
CMS.
For the reasons described above, we find good cause to
waive notice and comment procedures with respect to the
misvalued codes identified in Table 26, and to revise RVUs
for these codes on an interim final basis. We are
providing a 60-day public comment period.
Sections III. and VI.B. this final rule with comment
period also address certain provisions of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA)
(Pub. L. 110-275) which became law after publication of the
CY 2009 PFS proposed rule. Except as noted further below,
we consider these provisions to be self-implementing. We
are revising our policies and regulations as described in
this final rule with comment period in order to conform
them to the statutory amendments. Because these revisions
are in accordance with explicit statutory amendments, we
find that notice and comment procedures are unnecessary for
their implementation. Therefore, we find good cause to
waive notice and comment procedures with respect to the
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