Medicare Payments to Physicians

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2008

Summary:

Explains the Medicare fee schedule for payments to physicians under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989; and the sustainable growth rate system, which generates a formula for calculating the annual update in payments for physician services. Examines issues related to the fee schedule, including 2007 and 2008 fee schedule, imaging services, impact of spending increases on Part B premiums, access to care, geographic variation in payments, Medicare and private payment rates, payments for oncology services, and concierge care; and covers recent legislation

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Medicare

Publisher Number:

CRS-2008-DSP-0086

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license