tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 27

Part B Participation: Not Every Practice Is Eligible to 'Opt Out' of the Medicare Program

Determine whether you are eligible to opt out -- and whether you should Planning to stop seeing Medicare patients? Not so fast, hospital-owned practices. Despite the fact that Congress overturned the scheduled 2008 and 2009 physician pay cuts, some physicians have had enough with CMS- annual threats to their reimbursement and are considering "opting out" of the program. But a decision to stop seeing Medicare patients can be a difficult one -- not only might you see a backlash from your patients, but you might also be ineligible to opt out. Hospital-Owned Practices Beware Hospitals are not able...

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