Congress may soon pass a bill that cuts physician reimbursement from Medicare by as much as 21%
What's driving the cuts?
* High federal budget deficit is putting pressure on federal government to cut MD reimbursement (Remember: Government is THE largest healthcare payer)
* Inclination of state governments to regulate (limit) insurance premium increases on individuals will likely drive lower payment by state government to hospitals and doctors
* Private insurers will likely renegotiate contracts with providers to cut reimbursement rates if both federal and state governments cut MD reimbursement rates
Are there other drivers?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment