Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Medicare physician reimbursement will change next year. As I noted yesterday, it looks like cognitive services (office visits, etc) will be paid at higher rates, while procedures (surgeries etc) will see a cut in reimbursement. Consider the fallout from the … Continue reading When Medicare changes physician reimbursement – the impact on health plans
Read More...Many states have physician fee schedules for workers comp, and most of those are based on Medicare. That makes no sense. Medicare covers all the health conditions and maladies encountered by elderly and disabled folks – from breast cancer to … Continue reading Why is workers comp reimbursement based on Medicare?
Read More...CMS is going to change the way it pays physicians. Really. Well, CMS Director McClellan says they will, and soon. Policy types will recall that every year, physician reimbursement for procedures under Medicare is slated to drop by between 3% … Continue reading Medicare cuts physician reimbursement – Not!
Read More...Physicians will be getting coal in their stockings from Uncle Sam come Christmas, 2006. It looks like Medicare reimbursement will be cut by 4.6% for 2007, just in time for those holiday credit card bills. For several years, these cuts … Continue reading Medicare cutting physician reimbursement
Read More...For Medicare physician reimbursement, it is indeed the eleventh hour. House and Senate conferees are considering a compromise bill that would raise physician reimbursement by 1% in 2006, against the scheduled 4.4% decrease that is slated to go into effect … Continue reading Medicare physician reimbursement
Read More...The latest news from Washington indicates the cut in Medicare reimbursement scheduled to go into effect on 1/1/06 may actually occur. The reduction of 4.3% is a hot topic amongst physicians, many of whom are claiming they will not continue … Continue reading Medicare physician reimbursement cuts
Read More...California HealthLine has an excellent roundup of Medicare news. Most significant is their take on physician reimbursement, which is slated to be cut by 4% on 1/1/2006. Lawmakers appear to be interested in rescinding the cut, which would be consistent … Continue reading Medicare cuts in MD reimbursement
Read More...CMS – aka Medicare – has published details on the pending cut to physician reimbursement and some physician groups are howling. The cuts aren’t uniform; Any changes to the fee schedule done via rulemaking must be budget neutral; if some payments … Continue reading Reimbursement is changing – nerd alert…
Read More...Healthcare was the top issue for Independents (and Democrats) before the 2018 midterms. Notice the emphasis on “Independents”. Dems are going to vote blue, Republicans will vote red, so the 2020 election is going to be decided – like most … Continue reading Why “Medicare for Some” may be here faster than you think
Read More...MFA/M4A uses Medicare as the health insurance mechanism for people younger than 65. Some advocates are pitching “Medicare for Some” wherein folks older than 50 or 55 would be able to “buy-in” to Medicare (which covers everyone over 65 today). … Continue reading What is “Medicare for All”?
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