Medicare Regulations on Physician Payment
1991-07-19T20:28:43-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjU4XC8xOTkxMDcxOTIwNDczNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Madicare and Long-Term Care heard testimony on new Medicare regulations being proposed by the Health Care Financing Administration. In 1989, Congress passed a law changing the method of physician reimbursement from the “reasonable charge” method to a resource base fee schedule which more equitably reimbursed physicians for procedures under Medicaid regulations. The law was slated to come into effect January 1, 1992. Witnesses testified on the effect of the new fee schedule on physicians' conduct, care, and decision-making. They also discussed the effect of the implementation of the law on the federal budget and charges that the law reduced the base of payments to physicians for Medicare procedures.
The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Madicare and Long-Term Care heard testimony on new Medicare regulations being proposed by the Health Care… read more
The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Madicare and Long-Term Care heard testimony on new Medicare regulations being proposed by the Health Care Financing Administration. In 1989, Congress passed a law changing the method of physician reimbursement from the “reasonable charge” method to a resource base fee schedule which more equitably reimbursed physicians for procedures under Medicaid regulations. The law was slated to come into effect January 1, 1992. Witnesses testified on the effect of the new fee schedule on physicians' conduct, care, and decision-making. They also discussed the effect of the implementation of the law on the federal budget and charges that the law reduced the base of payments to physicians for Medicare procedures. close
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- Clifton Cleaveland Physician American College of Physicians
- P. William Curreri Representative Physician Payment Review Commission
- Paul Ebert Director American College of Surgeons
- Richard Field Member American College of Surgeons->Board of Regents
- Robert Graham Executive Vice President American Academy of Family Physicians
- James Moorefield Chair American College of Radiology->Board of Chancellors
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- Howard Shapiro Director American College of Physicians->Public Policy
- Betty Stephenson President American Society of Anesthesiology
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Gail R. Wilensky Administrator Department of Health and Human Services->Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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