The AAFP recently joined several dozen physician and other health care professional organizations, including the AMA, the American College of Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association, in asking CMS to reconsider some of its proposals in the 2015 Medicare physician fee schedule that relate to valuing CPT codes.

In the Aug. 13 letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, M.A., the organizations spelled out their support for the agency's plan for additional transparency

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