For each procedure, price-standardized Medicare payments from the date of admission for the index procedure to 30 days postdischarge were assessed and categorized by payment type (hospital, physician, and postacute care) and subtype.Results. Average total payments for inpatient surgery episodes varied...
31 Nonetheless, because Aetna has modestly lower rates of challenging physician claims for any reason (ie, not only prior authorization),17 we may have underestimated the scope of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage if the rate of challenging claims is indicative of less prior authorization ...
Consult your primary care physician.Do not make decisions about new prescriptions and treatments without first consulting your healthcare provider. Do not trust unknown callers or your caller ID.Fraudsters often make robocalls using a wide variety of numbers. They may also use spoofing to make a ...
Proposed Medicare Physician Payment Schedule for 2017: Impact on Interventional Pain Management Practices The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule on July 7, 2016, addressing Medicare payments for physicians providing services either in...