Congress may want to cut provider payments to pay for parts of Medicarebill, Scully saysWashington-There are signs that House Republicans and the Bush administrationmay be preparing to pull out all the stops to pass medical liability insurancereform legislation this year as a way to placate physicians who face anotherprojected reduction in Medicare reimbursement levels next year.
Potential code for prior authorizations on AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting agenda
March 28th 2024"Good public and economic policy must align costs, benefits, and incentives; currently, all costs are incurred by physician practices, and all financial savings and benefits from prior authorization accrue to health insurance plans, leading to perverse incentives,” says Alex Shteynshlyuger, MD.