ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 15
Reimbursement: MedPAC Mulls Single Payment For Doctors, Hospitals
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Article Overview
This article reviews a MedPAC open-meeting discussion about potential changes to Medicare payment policy for inpatient care. It focuses on broad reimbursement concepts such as shared payments between hospitals and physicians, virtual bundling, monitoring of hospital resource use, and a possible voluntary pilot program. The piece is relevant to health policy readers, hospital and physician billing professionals, and anyone tracking Medicare payment reform.
Why This Topic Matters
Medicare reimbursement proposals can affect how hospitals and physicians are paid, how care is coordinated, and how payment policy is evaluated. Understanding the direction of MedPAC discussions helps stakeholders anticipate possible changes in hospital and physician revenue models and compliance priorities.
What You Will Learn
- The reimbursement reform concepts MedPAC discussed for inpatient care.
- How bundled-payment and resource-utilization ideas were being framed at the time.
- What kinds of policy actions CMS and MedPAC were considering for further study or pilot testing.
- The organizations and stakeholders involved in the payment discussion.
Who Should Read This
- Hospital billing and reimbursement professionals
- Physician billing professionals
- Health policy analysts
- Medicare compliance staff
- Revenue cycle leaders
- Coding and reimbursement educators
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