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CMS Proposes Primary Care Raises Funded With Specialist Cuts
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/767033?src=rss
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/767033?src=rss
Under today's CMS proposal, Medicare pay would increase by 7% for family physicians, 5% for internists, and 4% for geriatricians. Most of this increased reimbursement would result from a separate payment that Medicare would make to physicians for coordinating a patients care for the first 30 days after discharge from a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or certain outpatient services. The fee, which will have its own procedure code, reflects the Obama administration's push to reduce hospital readmissions caused by sloppy follow-up care. At the same time, the administration has made it an overall priority to improve reimbursement for primary care services, according to CMS.