tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 43

PHYSICIANS: Savings Plan Spares Physicians From Fee Reductions

Doctors would see 1-percent pay increase under proposal.There is potentially good news for doctors still biting their nails over the proposed pay cut for 2006. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) released a reconciliation proposal that nets $10 billion in savings from Medicare and Medicaid and would actually benefit hospitals and physicians.The basics: Grassley has proposed a 1-percent increase for Medicare physician payments in 2006, a permanent moratorium on physician-owned specialty hospitals and a delay on the "75 Percent Rule" for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. While most Medicaid savings proposals do not directly impact hospitals and physicians...

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