Category: Medicare reimbursement

Medicare recently released its proposed fees for healthcare professionals scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014.   As expected, there were winners and losers…a few are noted below but Click here to learn how others will be affected.  WinnersPhysical / Occupational therapists… +1%Family practitioners…+1%Chiropractors…+2%ER physicians…+2%Losers     Dermatologists…-1 to -2%Radiologists… -1 to -2%Pathology specialists…-5%Radiation therapy centers…-13%

$600 million – that’s what Medicare estimates it will pay to practices in 2013 for managing patient transitions from hospitals or skilled nursing facilities, according to American Medical News. New CPT codes will allow physicians to bill for previously unreimbursed care-coordination.   A result of the AMA working with Medicare since last year, the codes cover:    Efficient […]