Committee delays fee‑schedule overhaul; staff updates committee on pharmacy launch and pet medication plans

The finance committee continued a substantive discussion about the clinic’s fees and charges policy, the related fee schedules (primary care, dental, pharmacy), and the sliding fee scale. Committee members and staff said the fee schedule is large and technically complex — roughly 5,000 lines for primary care alone — and agreed to delay final board action until staff, billing, and committee members can review the material together.

Why it matters: the fee schedule defines clinic charges for CPT and HCPCS codes and establishes a fallback rate for items not listed (currently set at 300% of Medicare). Committee members said the spreadsheet as presented is difficult to review in one sitting and asked staff to bring a clearer, summarized presentation back to the finance committee before the item…