tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 1

PHYSICIANS: AMA, CMS, MedPAC Have Their Say On Medicare

Testimony flies from 3 sides as Congress strives to improve the program.In Washington, DC last week, federal officials and physicians testified on how to get more value out of the Medicare program while preventing excess spending. During the session, Congress heard federal pleas for more performance-based physician payment measures. Physicians, meanwhile, were concerned about how pending physician pay cuts would affect patient care.On Nov. 17, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee heard testimony from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the American Medical Association on the state of the...

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