Becker's Healthcare November 22, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is exploring an overhaul of Medicare’s physician payment model and looking to shift health incentives toward primary care and prevention, The Washington Post reported Nov. 21.
Here are six things to know:
1. The discussions are in the early stages, but involve a plan to review thousands of billing codes, according to four people who spoke anonymously with the Post.
2. Currently, the coding system is accused of rewarding providers for surgeries and costly procedures. It is also accused of pushing physicians toward becoming specialists, which pays more. Policymakers have highlighted the skewed incentives for years, but the issue has received little national attention due to its complexity and the financial interests of powerful industry groups,...
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