On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an advanced copy of the final rule announcing policies and payment levels for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019, implementing policy changes to the Quality Payment Program (“QPP”), and announcing other miscellaneous payment policies for Medicare Part B items and services. The final rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2018 and CMS will accept comments from stakeholders through December 31, 2018.