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Effects of selected fee schedule options on physicians' Medicare receipts

The Congress has indicated interest in modifying the system by which Medicare pays for physicians' services, and implementation of a Medicare fee schedule may be the most feasible change in the near term. In this article, the effects on physicians' Medicare receipts of a variety of fee sch...

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Autor principal: Christensen, Sandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1987
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4192870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10312391
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description The Congress has indicated interest in modifying the system by which Medicare pays for physicians' services, and implementation of a Medicare fee schedule may be the most feasible change in the near term. In this article, the effects on physicians' Medicare receipts of a variety of fee schedules are simulated using 1984 Medicare claims data for a nationally representative sample of physician practices. The results show that reasonable choices concerning specialty and geographic differentials would shift payments away from surgical specialists and urban areas toward generalists (general practitioners, family practitioners, and internists) and less urban areas.
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spelling pubmed-41928702014-11-04 Effects of selected fee schedule options on physicians' Medicare receipts Christensen, Sandra Health Care Financ Rev Research Article The Congress has indicated interest in modifying the system by which Medicare pays for physicians' services, and implementation of a Medicare fee schedule may be the most feasible change in the near term. In this article, the effects on physicians' Medicare receipts of a variety of fee schedules are simulated using 1984 Medicare claims data for a nationally representative sample of physician practices. The results show that reasonable choices concerning specialty and geographic differentials would shift payments away from surgical specialists and urban areas toward generalists (general practitioners, family practitioners, and internists) and less urban areas. CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1987 /pmc/articles/PMC4192870/ /pubmed/10312391 Text en
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