4 ways doctor reimbursement could change next year

An uncertain policy landscape, ever-changing regulatory requirements, and evolving practice and reimbursement models mean that physicians must constantly stay on top of how they are being paid to ensure they receive what they are owed.

In recent weeks, CMS officials have released a bevy of proposals that will affect how Medicare will pay physicians in 2019. The regulations cover value-based payments, level of care changes that will impact reimbursement rates, and continued efforts to equalize payments between office- and hospital-based doctors.

Physicians should remember these proposals could change after federal officials consider comments from the public and stakeholders. Final determination on all these issues is expected in late...