Medical Economics January 4, 2020
Reimbursement for independent physicians is getting more challenging each year. Between the ever-changing reporting requirements from CMS and contractual differences among commercial payers, just keeping up can be a full-time job.
Insurers are asking for more and more data to document patient outcomes and Medicare has its own reporting requirements through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). New payment models that emphasize primary care are in the works, so decisions doctors make today can affect their future income.
So what reimbursement trends should physicians expect in the near future?
CMS adds more emphasis to primary care
The biggest changes announced by CMS won’t take effect until 2021. The agency announced it has aligned its E/M coding requirements for office and...
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