Reimbursement: Part B Pay Overhauled, Global Surgical Packages to Stay

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Article Overview

This article explains major Medicare reimbursement changes tied to MACRA, including physician payment updates, replacement of existing quality incentive programs with MIPS, and several related policy extensions and delays. It is aimed at physicians, coders, billers, and practice managers who need a high-level view of how the legislation affects payment, reporting, and Medicare administration. The discussion also covers broader practice-impacting items such as premium adjustments, the two-midnight rule, global surgical package policy, and ICD-10 timing.

Why This Topic Matters

MACRA reshaped multiple Medicare payment and reporting provisions at once, so practices needed to understand both the payment timeline and the administrative changes that could affect reimbursement and compliance.

Article Sections

  1. Watch for a Pay Boost Next Year

    Summarizes the Medicare physician payment update timeline and the shift away from the prior sustainable growth rate approach. Also notes how future payment updates are structured under the new law.

  2. Know the Other MACRA Details

    Covers the consolidation of existing incentive programs into a new payment system and outlines several additional Medicare-related provisions that affect practice operations and beneficiary costs.

  3. Additional MACRA provisions

    Describes other policy items included in the legislation, including geographic payment adjustments, CHIP funding, premium-related changes, and Medicare inpatient/outpatient administration issues.

What You Will Learn

  • How MACRA changed Medicare physician payment updates
  • Which quality and reporting programs were consolidated under a new incentive structure
  • What other Medicare policy changes were included alongside the payment overhaul
  • How the article frames the impact of global surgical period policy and related administrative rules

Who Should Read This

  • Physicians
  • Medical coders
  • Medical billers
  • Practice managers
  • Revenue cycle staff
  • Healthcare administrators

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