While hospitals are wealthy and poised to become even wealthier, independent doctors and groups have so far failed to consolidate under the headship of large hospitals, health systems, or for-profit practice management companies. We are facing even more troubling pressures.
This trend is damaging all healthcare in the United States. If this trend does not reverse, the deficiencies of the biased delivery model will be most acutely felt by patients.
so be warned RBMAThe Radiation Patient Action Network (RPAN) in a message to Congress shared with the press on Nov. 4.
The advocacy group’s petition for reconsideration is in response to the final rule on Medicare physician tariffs published by CMS on November 1, 2023,MPFS) and hospital outpatient scheduled payment system (hops).
“Although independent and non-hospital health care providers across the country are currently facing significant cuts, hospitals will receive more than $6 billion in reimbursement,” said RPAN, and Medicare has already It adds that it pays hospitals about 60% more than it pays independent doctors.
The group said that widening reimbursement gaps “will only lead to further consolidation among health care providers, exacerbating inequalities between hospital-based and non-hospital-based providers” and “increasing access to patient care.” restrict access,” he added.
