Becker's Healthcare April 30, 2024
Physician reimbursement amounts per Medicare patient decreased around 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, according to a new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.
Despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient, reimbursements were down and varied widely by physician specialty (-57.6% for cardiac surgery to +189.1% for pain management).
On the flipside, nonphysician practitioners’ reimbursement per Medicare patient increased more than threefold over the same period, according to...
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