Medicare Payments to Physicians

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fees, Professional.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1999

Summary:

Explains the Medicare fee schedule for payments to physicians under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 and the calculation of the annual update to the fee schedule. Examines issues related to the fee schedule, including access to care, geographic variation in payments, practice expenses, payments for oncology services, documentation for evaluation and management services, private contracting, and recent legislation. Includes tables

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare

Publisher Number:

CRS-1999-DSP-0099

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license