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Reform Can’t Wait: Medicine prescribes urgently needed improvements to fl awed Medicare payment system.

Authors :
Amy Lynn Sorrel
Phil West
Source :
Texas Medicine; Nov2024, Vol. 120 Issue 9, p36-38, 3p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article focuses on the urgent need for legislative reforms to address cuts in Medicare physician payments, which threaten the viability of medical practices. Topics include proposals for inflationary updates to physician payments, reforms to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), and the importance of permanent telehealth payment parity to support physicians and patients.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00404470
Volume :
120
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Texas Medicine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
180755522