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NewsMedPAC calls for 1 percent physician, hospital pay hikes
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Tuesday officially recommended in its new report to Congress that physicians and hospitals receive a 1 percent increase in reimbursements under Read more...
Docs suggest primary care boycott of 'unfair' secret payment panel
The cloak-and-dagger group that recommends how much CMS should pay doctors should not be the only voice when it comes to giving payment advice, Drs. Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe write in Kaiser Read more...
Hey secret pay panel, why so mysterious?
Was anyone else surprised by this week's revelation in the Wall Street Journal about a secret physician panel that provides input to help define fees paid by Medicare? The secret panel, known as the Read more...
Physician group pressures CMS to demand changes in pay panel
Looks like CMS had already been getting pressure to revamp the system that relies on a secret panel of doctors to help set the values of codes in the Medicare physician fee schedule. In a letter Read more...
Should a secret panel of doctors define Medicare payment rates?
Does a secret panel of physicians handpicked by medical specialty trade groups wield too much power over Medicare fees? That's a question the Wall Street Journal has raised in an article on the Read more...
GAO to study link between physician self-referral, Medicare imaging costs
Following recent scrutiny of the high utilization of costly advanced medical imaging paired with health reform's focus on diminishing physician self-referral, the American College of Radiology is Read more...
Rate-setting commissions: Insurers aren't the only target
Last year President Obama floated a proposal to turn the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission into an independent rate-setting authority for Medicare providers. That idea gained little traction. Read more...
More access to Medicare not a remedy for healthcare costs
A recent report released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission points out that if we want to start saving money on healthcare, expanding Medicare access is not the solution, according to the Read more...
Medicare, Medicaid cuts could amount to $240B over 10 years
The American Hospital Association expressed dismay following an address President Obama gave this past weekend discussing proposed White House federal payment cuts that could amount to an estimated Read more...
Obama backs expanded powers for MedPAC
Do you think it's a good idea for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to go from an advice-only body to one that has significant power over reimbursement? President Obama does, and he's thrown Read more...
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