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Category: Medicare
What if every Doc was paid Medicare rates?
Currently, physicians earn reimbursement from multiple different payers such as Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers. If doctors were paid only according to Medicare rates, most would be losers – specialists more than others.
Health (Insurance) Reform
A recently released policy brief discusses the bills currently floating through Congress with intentions of reforming the American health care system. Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi introduced the combined health reform bill named the Continue Reading …
Redesigning Provider Payment
A recent Health Affairs article explored several options and considerations for converting the current system of provider payments into one where all payments are bundled together for a patient’s entire episode of care. Health care providers are compensated by several Continue Reading …
Death Panels…Really?
Researchers studied the effects of palliative care consultation on the costs of care for patients. They conclude that palliative care consultation saves about $279 per day for a patient who survives their illness and about $374 per day for a Continue Reading …
Who Thinks That Part D is Too Complicated? Survey Results in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
In 2006, the Medicare prescription-drug benefit (Part D) took effect, allowing beneficiaries federally-subsidized coverage of prescription drugs. Despite critique of Part D’s structure and ease of beneficiary maneuverability, the benefit marked an important moment in healthcare reform. Public opinion on Continue Reading …
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