tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2012 Issue 11

Industry Note: New CMS Proposal Would Boost Primary Care Medicaid Pay

As most practices remember, the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in 2010, offered Medicare bonus payments to primary care physicians -- and now it looks like Medicaid providers could see similar boosts.On May 9, Health and Human Services (HHS) director Kathleen Sebelius announced a new proposal sparked by the Affordable Care Act that would give states more than $11 billion in new funds to distribute to primary care practitioners who serve Medicaid patients."The increase would bring Medicaid primary care service fees in line with those paid by Medicare," the news release notes. The...

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