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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...
MedPAC recommends copays for home health care
Expect an uproar from the AARP in the coming days regarding a new recommendation issued by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Thursday that would require seniors receiving home health Read more...
MedPAC suggests modest hospital payment bump for 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering a draft recommendation that would bump up hospital payments in fiscal year 2012 by 2.6 percent. That full "market basket" update would 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...
SPOTLIGHT: Primary-care physicians on the short end of physician pay
Substantial differences in actual hourly and annual compensation exist across physician specialties, "with a number of specialties exhibiting compensation ratios exceeding 2:1 when compared to family Read more...
Trend: Doctors more reluctant to accept Medicare patients
The perfect storm featuring a shortage of primary-care physicians, lower payments to the specialty and a reluctance to take on Medicare patients means the patient log jam at ERs and urgent-care Read more...
MedPAC expresses desire for hospitals to receive a payment update
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) would like to see hospitals receive a payment update from Congress equivalent to the market basket index's rate of change for inpatient and Read more...
Low operating margin helps hospital break even on Medicare patients
At a time when nearly 60 percent of hospitals lose 20 cents on the dollar for every elderly patient, Providence Regional Medical Center breaks even. This, despite its high percentage of Medicare Read more...
Reform bill includes greater authority for MedPAC
As the health reform bill passes through Senate Finance markup, it seems that the proposal to turn MedPAC into a permanent commission with far more power is surviving the process. Republicans haven't Read more...
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