Pay for Performance: P4P May Lead To A Transfer From Some Specialties To Others

Article Overview

This article examines early pay-for-performance (P4P) discussions for Medicare and the concern that quality-based reimbursement could shift funds among physician specialties rather than simply saving money. It focuses on how quality standards may be viewed differently across clinical fields, why some specialties believe common measures may be hard to apply fairly, and how proposed legislation and consensus-based quality measures fit into the debate. The piece is useful for physicians, practice leaders, and coding/reimbursement professionals following Medicare policy and quality reporting developments.