Fee-for-service Medicare payments per beneficiary receiving care at ASCs rose sharply over the past year, increasing 13.1% from 2023 to 2024, according to MedPAC Medicare carrier claims data published ...
CMS reports Medicare fee-for-service improper payments at $28.8 billion in fiscal 2025, with a 6.55% improper payment rate, down from 2024.
Analysis of 20 years of data highlights differences in reimbursement trends across ophthalmology subspecialties and practice ...
AHA respectfully requests that you consider the following issues before making your final payment update recommendations at the January Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) meeting.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday finalized its annual physician fee schedule for 2026, giving doctors treating Medicare patients a 3.77% pay bump if participating in ...
Physicians who treat people on Medicare just got a major update: They will be getting a 2.5 percent pay increase thanks to the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It officially takes effect January ...
Primary care physicians are often called the quarterbacks of healthcare because they coordinate and direct patients’ journeys through the medical system. On a typical NFL team, the quarterback is the ...
Doctors — especially specialists — are pushing back against proposed changes to Medicare payment that would tamp down on reimbursement next year. Medicare’s proposed physician fee schedule for 2026 ...
Medicare reimburses doctors for the services they provide. The reimbursement rates may differ based on whether the services take place in a setting designated as a facility or a non-facility. The ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Monday proposed a 2026 physician payment rule that would create a new payment model focused on improving chronic disease management for beneficiaries ...
Medicare payments to physicians for common gastrointestinal procedures have declined in recent years, while reimbursement to ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments has ...