REIMBURSEMENT ~ Some Specialties Reap Massive Pay Increases, Others Suffer

Article Overview

This article explains how CMS final practice expense valuation changes are affecting different physician specialties and service categories. It discusses the broader reimbursement impact of the new methodology, concerns raised by specialty groups about data quality and survey inputs, and CMS responses to comments from organizations representing women’s health, cardiology, radiology, radiation oncology, emergency medicine, audiology, and other fields. The piece is relevant to physicians, coders, revenue cycle staff, specialty societies, and others tracking Medicare reimbursement policy.