tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 31

PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE: Docs Will Likely Have To Bend On P4P

Insiders cannot foresee a future without P4P measures.Washington observers say it's increasingly likely that physicians will have to accept some form of pay for performance in exchange for relief from steep cuts in 2006 and 2007. "What I've heard from people on the Hill is that there is probably some sort of quid pro quo that is going to be required," says Washington attorney Rebecca Burke with Powers, Pyles Sutter & Verville. "It's unlikely that physicians are going to get any kind of relief" from payment cuts "without some form of pay for performance."Bill sponsor Sen...

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