tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 42

PHYSICIANS: January Pay Freeze Likely Awaits Physicians

Chemotherapy demonstration project peppered with criticism.Doctors, brace yourselves. Next year may not be any better for cash-strapped practices.While the House of Representatives is still talking about giving physicians a small pay increase, Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is drafting a bill that would provide a pay freeze instead, according to press accounts. That's better than the 4.3-percent cut doctors face if Congress doesn't act, but it won't compensate for inflation, experts say. The Senate bill would impose pay-for-performance on doctors, meaning they'd lose money if they didn't meet quality standards. Grassley wants to save...

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