Opinion
More cuts to physician payment ahead
Medicare physician payments have been cut each year for the better part of a decade.
News
The 2021 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Can the payment cuts be avoided?
In early August, CMS proposed a number of changes for 2021 that affect physicians. There’s plenty of good, bad, and ugly in this proposed rule.
Opinion
Prepare for major changes to E/M coding starting in 2021
For now, the changes are limited to new and established outpatient visits (CPT codes 99202-99205, 99211-99215) and will take place as of Jan. 1,...
News
Bundled payment for gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Long-term success will come to practices that understand the implications of episode payments, specialty medical homes, and total cost of care.
Article
When are effective medications just too expensive?
Physicians may have been taught that it isn't their job to think about costs—but they should.