Part B Statistics: Will Your Medicare Payments Go Up for CY 2018? Find Out Here

Why This Topic Matters

Understanding proposed fee schedule changes helps practices gauge whether their Medicare reimbursement is likely to rise or fall and where payment shifts may occur. The article is useful for budget planning, specialty benchmarking, and high-level review of code-level payment impact.

Article Sections

1. Background

   Introduces the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposal and the general context for anticipated payment changes under Medicare Part B.

2. Will You Be Ahead of the Pack?

   Summarizes estimated specialty-level payment impact trends and identifies which provider groups are expected to see larger increases or decreases.

3. Consider This Insight on Relative Value Units

   Explains the broad components that affect Medicare payment calculations, including site-of-service differences and geographic adjustment concepts.

4. Non-facility calculations

   Describes the general process used to estimate Medicare reimbursement in a non-facility setting and references the conversion factor used for the year discussed.

5. Status quo

   Closes with a high-level summary of the overall expected impact on most providers and notes that final rule changes may still alter results.