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I should add that this is not final, and just a proposal, and the final schedule will be released in a few months.
http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-16547_PI.pdf
Check page 540. I don't know if I'm reading it correctly, but a few specialties are getting modest increases (though, Anesthesiology and EM will be getting a 3% increase). Others, mainly pathology and radiation ocology are taking major hits (5% each). RO had a 7% reduction last year. There also a number of other services that this chart includes. Independent laboratory testing is taking a massive 26% reduction.
In other news, hospital outpatient services are going up 1.8%, inpatient services 2.5%, and Ambulatory surgery 0.9%. Of course, I should add that CMS is implementing more bundled payments, and they are instituting more quality care measurements that need to be met to avoid payment penalties.
http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-16547_PI.pdf
Check page 540. I don't know if I'm reading it correctly, but a few specialties are getting modest increases (though, Anesthesiology and EM will be getting a 3% increase). Others, mainly pathology and radiation ocology are taking major hits (5% each). RO had a 7% reduction last year. There also a number of other services that this chart includes. Independent laboratory testing is taking a massive 26% reduction.
In other news, hospital outpatient services are going up 1.8%, inpatient services 2.5%, and Ambulatory surgery 0.9%. Of course, I should add that CMS is implementing more bundled payments, and they are instituting more quality care measurements that need to be met to avoid payment penalties.
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