# Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2017-11-15 · Effective 2018-01-01 · 82 FR 52976
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-23953
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 52976
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 405
- **Publication date:** 2017-11-15
- **Effective date:** 2018-01-01
- **HHS docket:** CMS-1676-F
## Abstract

This major final rule addresses changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies such as changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. In addition, this final rule includes policies necessary to begin offering the expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program model.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/15/2017-23953/medicare-program-revisions-to-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other-revisions)
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