tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 37

REIMBURSEMENT: Senate Bill To Reinstate $20 Billion In Medicare Spending

Critics call for payment system reformStarting in January, Medicare reimbursements to physicians face a 10 percent reduction, but new legislation from the Senate Finance Committee seeks to prevent that cutback from occurring. To raise the nearly $20 billion needed to maintain current physician reimbursement levels, the bill would appropriate the reimbursement funds allocated to Medicare Advantage plans.Democratic aide Shawn Bishop insisted that the cuts in MA funding do not represent an attempt to eliminate the practice of preventative medicine, which distinguishes many MA plans. "This is not a slash and burn exercise here on Medicare Advantage," Bishop...

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