The AMA is dedicated to reducing physician burnout, a significant part of which is influenced by inflation and recent cuts to Medicare. In the last 20 years, payment rates have declined 33%, putting a ...
The gap between Medicare payment rates and physician practice expenses continues to grow, according to a Medscape report. Medicare’s fee-for-service rates have increased 9 percent in the last decade, ...
In the healthcare finance world, it’s conventional wisdom to believe lower Medicare payment rates to hospitals lead to higher rates, or cost-shifting, to private health insurers, but according to a ...
HHS announced a 5.06% average increase in the government's final reimbursement rates for 2026 Medicare Advantage health plans run by private insurers, more than double the increase it proposed in ...
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated the financial repercussions of maintaining Medicare’s current payment rates to physicians, finding it would increase federal spending by $10 ...
Health insurer stocks are trading higher after the market close on Monday following a report indicating the Trump administration will increase payment rates for Medicare insurers. What Happened: The ...
A Medicare program exit was defined as a 6-month period in which a physician billed no claims for a Medicare beneficiary ...
The number of people paying Medicare surcharges continues to rise. Will you have to pay next year? For answers, check your ...
“Allowable rate” refers to the maximum rate at which Medicare compensates doctors for their services, regardless of what the provider might otherwise charge. Medicare’s allowable rate may also be ...
Thirty-six states have transitioned to case-mix payment systems for Medicaid nursing home stays, creating both financial ...