Few Medical Groups Face Medicare Payment Adjustments
Just 25 of the more than 1,000 large medical groups subject to Medicare's physician value-based payment modifier will receive upward or downward payment adjustments this year based on their performance on cost and quality metrics, according to Medicare data. Eligible professionals expressed several concerns about the payment modifier program, which adjusts eligible professionals' reimbursement rates based on how physicians or medical groups perform on certain quality and cost measures.
- "Medicare Is Stingy in First Year of Doctor Bonuses" (Rau, Kaiser Health News, 4/6).