Malpractice More Important to Your Bottom Line - CMS Ups the Ante

Article Overview

This article explains upcoming CMS updates to the Medicare Economic Index and geographic payment adjustments for physicians, with a focus on how malpractice insurance costs are being weighted relative to other practice expense components. It also summarizes the agency’s move toward newer data sources for geographic cost calculations and notes the timing of when those changes take effect. The article is relevant to physicians, practice administrators, and coding/reimbursement professionals who track Medicare payment methodology and cost index updates.