PHYSICIANS: Change Is In The Air For Physicians Billing Medicare
Medicare could soon single out expensive doctors, bundle more services.Warning: Drastic moves to slash at the growth of physician spending could be on the way. A March 10 hearing of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee considered some fixes, including:· Putting one physician on the spot for all the care each patient needs for a particular "episode" of care. It would be easy to group most physician services into individual "episodes" and then give the responsible physician a "score," claimed Glenn Hackbarth, chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Hospitals and other providers already receive...
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