tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 23
ONCOLOGY REIMBURSREMENT: Tough Times Could Be Ahead For Oncologists In 2006
Demonstration project, add-on payment both due to phase out Most physicians face a drastic 4.3 percent cut in 2006 unless Congress or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services acts. But oncologists have it much, much worse. In addition to that sharp pay cut, oncologists stand to lose several current revenue streams. The chemo- therapy demonstration project, in which oncologists receive $130 per day to ask patients about pain, nausea and fatigue, is set to end in January. And a 3 percent "add-on" to drug administration payments is also set to end next year. Add to that bargain-basement...
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