tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 45

Reimbursement: Pay Gains Could Be A Flash In The Pan, Report Warns

Zero in on problem areas through routine checks to protect your facility.Hanging your hopes on promises of better Medicare pay? Don't count your money just yet.      That's the message for providers in findings released by Pricewaterhouse Coopers' Health Research Institute. The report, titled "President Bush's Second Term: Prescribing Private Solutions For The Nation's Healthcare Problems," projects how private sector solutions, a looming budget deficit, rising health spending and an aging baby-boomer population will impact reimbursement for providers. Key: Don't rely on Medicare reimbursement increases. A Balanced Budget Act similar to the...

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