The American Medical Association backed the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s recommendations for Congress to reform Medicare payments.
Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections
Stark law settlements hit a record $12.6M: What to know
CMS settled a record-breaking $12.56 million in Stark law voluntary self-referral disclosure settlements in 2022, according to recent CMS data.
Noncompetes have 'handcuffed' physicians: Viewpoint
Physicians, state governments and the Federal Trade Commission are all battling to reform policy surrounding noncompete clauses, which prohibit physicians from seeing patients one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their …
Who's facing noncompete lawsuits?
Noncompete clauses are facing increasing scrutiny, as physicians, states and even the Federal Trade Commission look to reform policy.
5 numbers on the rise of Stark law violations
Hospitals, health systems and physicians faced big Stark law penalties in 2023.
ASC growth could hinge on this policy
Patient and provider interest in ASCs is rising, but markets that have stringent certificate-of-need laws could struggle, leaders say.
Payers are looking to ASCs — here's why
ASCs are becoming an increasingly popular site of service for patients, and payers are taking note.
6 problems with Medicare physician payments, per the AMA
Physicians have continued to see Medicare payment cuts year over year, with a 2% cut in 2023 being followed by a 1.68% cut in 2024, according to an April 8 report from the American Medical Association.
10 notes on physician pay cuts
Medicare pay cuts are making it difficult for many smaller, independent physician practices to meet margins.
What would happen if physicians no longer accepted Medicare?
Becker’s connected with M. Shafeeq Ahmed, MD, president of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, Md., to discuss the risks the increasing number of physicians electing not to accept payments from Medicare poses to care delivery as a w…
