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Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models. Final rule with comment period. FEDERAL REGISTER 2016; 81:77008-77831. [PMID: 27905815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) repeals the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology for updates to the physician fee schedule (PFS) and replaces it with a new approach to payment called the Quality Payment Program that rewards the delivery of high-quality patient care through two avenues: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (Advanced APMs) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for eligible clinicians or groups under the PFS. This final rule with comment period establishes incentives for participation in certain alternative payment models (APMs) and includes the criteria for use by the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) in making comments and recommendations on physician-focused payment models (PFPMs). Alternative Payment Models are payment approaches, developed in partnership with the clinician community, that provide added incentives to deliver high-quality and cost-efficient care. APMs can apply to a specific clinical condition, a care episode, or a population. This final rule with comment period also establishes the MIPS, a new program for certain Medicare-enrolled practitioners. MIPS will consolidate components of three existing programs, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Physician Value-based Payment Modifier (VM), and the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals (EPs), and will continue the focus on quality, cost, and use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) in a cohesive program that avoids redundancies. In this final rule with comment period we have rebranded key terminology based on feedback from stakeholders, with the goal of selecting terms that will be more easily identified and understood by our stakeholders.
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Garattini L, Curto A, Padula A. Reimbursable drug classes and ceilings in Italy: why not only one? THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2016; 17:923-926. [PMID: 27255742 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-016-0808-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The shortage of cadaveric organs and increased success of living donor transplantation support the use of living organ donors. Clinical social workers have the opportunity to explore a variety of donor-specific issues when performing psychosocial evaluations of living donors, including motivation, psychological stability, and personal and family consequences of donation, as well as the direct and indirect financial consequences faced by living donors. Although most donor-related medical costs are covered, other associated expenses are not reimbursable and may put donors at risk for financial hardship. Out-of-pocket expenses also serve as a disincentive to donate for some volunteers. During the evaluation process, healthcare professionals should openly discuss how surgery, recovery, and any potential complications might impact prospective donors' financial situation. Donors can then decide whether they are able to realistically handle the costs of donation. We present the financial dilemmas experienced by many living donors and highlight efforts that have been made to deal with them.
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Policy on Third-Party Payor Audits, Abuse, and Fraud. Pediatr Dent 2016; 38:112-115. [PMID: 27931442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Younossi ZM, Park H, Dieterich D, Saab S, Ahmed A, Gordon SC. Assessment of cost of innovation versus the value of health gains associated with treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the United States: The quality-adjusted cost of care. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5048. [PMID: 27741116 PMCID: PMC5072943 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy has dramatically increased cure rates for patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), but has also substantially raised treatment costs. AIM The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the therapeutic benefit and net costs (i.e. efficiency frontier) and the quality-adjusted cost of care associated with the evolution of treatment regimens for patients with HCV genotype 1 in the United States. DESIGN A decision-analytic Markov model. DATA SOURCE Published literature and clinical trial data. TIME HORIZON Life Time. PERSPECTIVE Third-party payer. INTERVENTION This study compared four approved regimens in treatment-naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients, including pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PR), first generation triple therapy (boceprevir + PR and telaprevir + PR), second generation triple therapy (sofosbuvir + PR and simeprevir + PR) and all-oral DAA regimens (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir and ombitasvir + paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir ± ribavirin). OUTCOME MEASURE Quality-adjusted cost of care (QACC). QACC was defined as the increase in treatment cost minus the increase in the patient's quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) when valued at $50,000 per QALY. RESULTS All-oral therapy improved the average sustained virologic response (SVR) rate to 96%, thereby offsetting the high drug acquisition cost of $85,714, which resulted in the highest benefit based on the efficiency frontier. Furthermore, while oral therapies increased HCV drug costs by $48,350, associated QALY gains decreased quality-adjusted cost of care by $14,120 compared to dual therapy. When the value of a QALY was varied from $100,000 to $300,000, the quality adjusted cost of care compared to dual therapy ranged from - $21,234 to - $107,861, - $89,007 to - $293,130, - $176,280 to - $500,599 for first generation triple, second generation triple, and all-oral therapies, respectively. Primary efficacy and safety measurements for drug regimens were sourced from clinical trials data rather than a real-world setting. Factors such as individual demographic characteristics, comorbidities and alcohol consumption of the individual patients treated may alter disease progression but were not captured in this analysis. CONCLUSION New DAA treatments provide short-term and long-term clinical and economic value to society. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Policy on Third-Party Fee Capping of Non-Covered Services. Pediatr Dent 2016; 38:110-111. [PMID: 27931441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Policy on Third-party Reimbursement of Fees Related to Dental Sealants. Pediatr Dent 2016; 38:108-109. [PMID: 27931440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Kovach N. Using Analytics to Understand Denials—and Fix Problems. REVENUE-CYCLE STRATEGIST 2016; 13:4-5. [PMID: 29616772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Revenue cycle departments should be able to see how patient type, payers, and DRGs drive denial increases.
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Morishita F, Yadav RP, Eang MT, Saint S, Nishikiori N. Mitigating Financial Burden of Tuberculosis through Active Case Finding Targeting Household and Neighbourhood Contacts in Cambodia. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162796. [PMID: 27611908 PMCID: PMC5017748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Despite free TB services available in public health facilities, TB patients often face severe financial burden due to TB. WHO set a new global target that no TB-affected families experience catastrophic costs due to TB. To monitor the progress and strategize the optimal approach to achieve the target, there is a great need to assess baseline cost data, explore potential proxy indicators for catastrophic costs, and understand what intervention mitigates financial burden. In Cambodia, nationwide active case finding (ACF) targeting household and neighbourhood contacts was implemented alongside routine passive case finding (PCF). We analyzed household cost data from ACF and PCF to determine the financial benefit of ACF, update the baseline cost data, and explore whether any dissaving patterns can be a proxy for catastrophic costs in Cambodia. Methods In this cross-sectional comparative study, structured interviews were carried out with 108 ACF patients and 100 PCF patients. Direct and indirect costs, costs before and during treatment, costs as percentage of annual household income and dissaving patterns were compared between the two groups. Results The median total costs were lower by 17% in ACF than in PCF ($240.7 [IQR 65.5–594.6] vs $290.5 [IQR 113.6–813.4], p = 0.104). The median costs before treatment were significantly lower in ACF than in PCF ($5.1 [IQR 1.5–25.8] vs $22.4 [IQR 4.4–70.8], p<0.001). Indirect costs constituted the largest portion of total costs (72.3% in ACF and 61.5% in PCF). Total costs were equivalent to 11.3% and 18.6% of annual household income in ACF and PCF, respectively. ACF patients were less likely to dissave to afford TB-related expenses. Costs as percentage of annual household income were significantly associated with an occurrence of selling property (p = 0.02 for ACF, p = 0.005 for PCF). Conclusions TB-affected households face severe financial hardship in Cambodia. ACF has the great potential to mitigate the costs incurred particularly before treatment. Social protection schemes that can replace lost income are critically needed to compensate for the most devastating costs in TB. An occurrence of selling household property can be a useful proxy for catastrophic cost in Cambodia.
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Horný M, Burgess JF, Cohen AB. Advanced Imaging Utilization Trends in Privately Insured Patients From 2007 to 2013. J Am Coll Radiol 2016; 12:1380-1387.e4. [PMID: 26614883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate whether the increase in utilization of advanced diagnostic imaging for privately insured patients in 2011 was the beginning of a new trend in imaging utilization growth, or an isolated deviation from the declining trend that began in 2008. METHODS We extracted outpatient and inpatient CT, diagnostic ultrasound, MRI, and PET procedures from databases, for the years 2007 to 2013. This study extended previous work, covering 2012 to 2013, using the same methodology. For every year of the study period, we calculated the following: number of procedures per person-year covered by private health insurance; proportion of office and emergency visits that resulted in an imaging session; average payments per procedure; and total payments per person-year covered by private health insurance. RESULTS Outpatient utilization of CT and PET decreased in both 2012 and 2013; outpatient utilization of MRI mildly increased in 2012, but then decreased in 2013. Outpatient utilization of diagnostic ultrasound showed a very different pattern, increasing throughout the study period. Inpatient utilization of all imaging modalities except PET decreased in both 2012 and 2013. Adjusted payments for all imaging modalities increased in 2012, and then dropped substantially in 2013, except the adjusted payments for diagnostic ultrasound that increased in 2013 again. CONCLUSIONS The trend of increasing utilization of advanced diagnostic imaging seems to be over for some, but not all, imaging modalities. A combination of policy (eg, breast density notification laws), technologic advancement, and wider access seems to be responsible for at least part of an increasing utilization of diagnostic ultrasound.
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Twiddy D. Beating the Prior Authorization Blues. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016; 23:15-19. [PMID: 27626115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Morrison J. Nursing Leadership in ACO Payment Reform. NURSING ECONOMIC$ 2016; 34:230-235. [PMID: 29975482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are a promising new model for payment reform in the complex and fragmented health care system in the United States. Nursing vision and leadership are essential for the success of an organization participating in an ACO. By understanding the political, financial, and cultural facilitators and barriers to change, as well as models for helping organizations transition toward change (e.g., Kotter Model of Change Management), nurses have the potential to be leaders in health care change.
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Self R, Coffin J. Creating Loose Alternative Payment Model Guiding Principles: A Brief Overview. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT : MPM 2016; 32:6-8. [PMID: 30452835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Alternative payment models (APMs) represent an unprecedented opportunity. for providers to have direct input into the terms of their own reimbursements for services provided. Understanding the rough boundaries of what comprises an APM is critical for those wishing to pursue possible involvement in APM devel- opment. This article attempts to provide structure to the plethora of CMS and other sources describing the principles guiding APM creation. Most importantly, as it is becoming increasingly apparent that APMs are a preferred method for. CMS to pay providers, organizations capable of leveraging stakeholder input and identifying methods to help meet the CMS Triple Aim via novel APMs will undoubtedly find themselves in much more powerful bargaining positions than those who simply adopt cookie-cutter approaches or, worse, fail to meet CMS goals and receive negative reimbursement adjustments through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2019.
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Jacob JA. Managing CMS Overpayments. REVENUE-CYCLE STRATEGIST 2016; 13:5-6. [PMID: 29616768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although CMS previously had general requirements for reporting and repaying overpayments, a new rule "puts statutory form and teeth behind it", says Thomas Flynn, Hackensack Meridian Health.
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Glanville J, Ludwig T, Lifschitz C, Mahon J, Miqdady M, Saps M, Hock Quak S, Lenoir-Wijnkoop I, Edwards M, Wood H, Szajewska H. Costs associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders and related signs and symptoms in infants: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e011475. [PMID: 27558903 PMCID: PMC5013437 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and FGID-related signs and symptoms have a fundamental impact on the psychosocial, physical and mental well-being of infants and their parents alike. Recent reviews and studies have indicated that FGIDs and related signs and symptoms may also have a substantial impact on the budgets of third-party payers and/or parents. The objective of this systematic review is to investigate these costs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The population of interest is healthy term infants (under 12 months of age) with colic, regurgitation and/or functional constipation. Outcomes of interest will include the frequency and volume of reported treatments, the cost to third-party payers and/or parents for prescribed or over the counter treatments, visits to health professionals and changes in infant formula purchases, and the loss of income through time taken off work and out of pocket costs. Relevant studies will be identified by searching databases from 2005 onwards (including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, NEXIS, DARE, Health Technology Assessment database, National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database and others), conferences from the previous 3 years and scanning reference lists of eligible studies. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment will be conducted by two independent reviewers and disagreements resolved in discussion with a third reviewer. Quality assessment will involve study design-specific checklists. Relevant studies will be summarised narratively and presented in tables. An overview of treatments and costs will be provided, with any geographical or other differences highlighted. An assessment of how the totals for cost differ across countries and elements that contribute to the differences will be generated. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This is a systematic review of published studies that will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed journal. Ethical committee approval is not required. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42016033119.
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Agrawal N. Understanding Medicare Part B incident to billing. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 2016; 101:51-52. [PMID: 28941433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mulvany C. Forecast: More Change in Store. HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT : JOURNAL OF THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2016; 70:34-36. [PMID: 29894106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Distelberg BJ, Emerson ND, Gavaza P, Tapanes D, Brown WN, Shah H, Williams-Reade J, Montgomery S. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Family Systems Intervention for Managing Pediatric Chronic Illness. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2016; 42:371-382. [PMID: 27282311 PMCID: PMC4938762 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Despite recent increases of psychosocial programs for pediatric chronic illness, few studies have explored their economic benefits. This study investigated the costs-benefits of a family systems-based, psychosocial intervention for pediatric chronic illness (MEND: Mastering Each New Direction). A quasi-prospective study compared the 12-month pre-post direct and indirect costs of 20 families. The total cost for program was estimated to $5,320. Families incurred $15,249 less in direct and $15,627 less in indirect costs after MEND. On average, medical expenses reduced by 86% in direct and indirect costs, for a cost-benefit ratio of 0.17. Therefore, for every dollar spent on the program, families and their third payers saved approximately $5.74. Implications for healthcare policy and reimbursements are discussed.
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Braverman-Panza J, Kuritzky L, Horn DB. Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Practice Redesign and Reimbursement. THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE 2016; 65:S25-S27. [PMID: 27565109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Determining what treatment options the patient's insurance will cover and considering the patient's out-of-pocket costs are important actions to be taken while collaborating with the patient and other team members and during the development and implementation of the treatment plan. Reimbursement is available to PCPs for some obesity-related services.
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Burns W, Harmon A. Revenue Cycle: Reducing administrative write-offs through improved denial management. HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT : JOURNAL OF THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2016; 70:30-33. [PMID: 29893526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lerner E, Edwards A. The Medicaid "Free Care" Policy Change: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for School Nurses? NASN Sch Nurse 2016; 31:214-215. [PMID: 27084330 DOI: 10.1177/1942602x16642521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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On December 15, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid Directors regarding Medicaid Payment for Services Provided without Charge (free care). This guidance may offer local education agencies the opportunity to receive Medicaid reimbursement for health related services when certain requirements are met. This article describes the considerations for local education agencies seeking this reimbursement and the integral role the school nurse could play in the implementation of these requirements.
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Lewis N. Bundled pay brings physicians greater risks and rewards. MEDICAL ECONOMICS 2016; 93:49-53. [PMID: 27526416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Sarpatwari A, Avorn J, Kesselheim AS. State Initiatives to Control Medication Costs--Can Transparency Legislation Help? N Engl J Med 2016; 374:2301-4. [PMID: 27305189 DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1605100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Medicare Program; Obtaining Final Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Amounts via Web Portal. Final rule. FEDERAL REGISTER 2016; 81:30487-30494. [PMID: 27192735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This final rule specifies the process and timeline for expanding CMS' existing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Web portal to conform to section 201 of the Medicare IVIG and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act). The final rule specifies a timeline for developing a multifactor authentication solution to securely permit authorized users other than the beneficiary to access CMS' MSP conditional payment amounts and claims detail information via the MSP Web portal. It also requires that we add functionality to the existing MSP Web portal that permits users to: Notify us that the specified case is approaching settlement; obtain time and date stamped final conditional payment summary statements and amounts before reaching settlement; and ensure that relatedness disputes and any other discrepancies are addressed within 11 business days of receipt of dispute documentation.
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Schleicher SM, Wood NM, Lee S, Feeley TW. How the Affordable Care Act Has Affected Cancer Care in the United States: Has Value for Cancer Patients Improved? ONCOLOGY (WILLISTON PARK, N.Y.) 2016; 30:468-474. [PMID: 27188679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
MESH Headings
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/economics
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/legislation & jurisprudence
- Early Detection of Cancer/economics
- Health Care Costs/legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Policy/economics
- Health Policy/legislation & jurisprudence
- Health Services Accessibility/economics
- Health Services Accessibility/legislation & jurisprudence
- Humans
- Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/economics
- Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/legislation & jurisprudence
- Medical Oncology/economics
- Medical Oncology/legislation & jurisprudence
- Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Neoplasms/economics
- Neoplasms/therapy
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/economics
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/legislation & jurisprudence
- Policy Making
- Preventive Health Services/economics
- Preventive Health Services/legislation & jurisprudence
- Process Assessment, Health Care/economics
- Process Assessment, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence
- Quality Improvement/economics
- Quality Improvement/legislation & jurisprudence
- Quality Indicators, Health Care/economics
- Quality Indicators, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence
- Treatment Outcome
- United States
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Nicoletti B. Four Coding and Payment Opportunities You Might Be Missing. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016; 23:30-35. [PMID: 27176100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Gosfield AG. Understanding the New 60-Day Overpayment Rule. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016; 23:12-14. [PMID: 27176096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Reiboldt M. Is Washington Finally Catching Up with the Volume-to-Value Shift in Regards to Paying Doctors? THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT : MPM 2016; 31:327-328. [PMID: 27443049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Wehrwein P. Cancer Groups Give Part B Plan an F. MANAGED CARE (LANGHORNE, PA.) 2016; 25:39. [PMID: 27265970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Gilmore A. The complexity and value of mid-level patterns of denials. HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT : JOURNAL OF THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2016; 70:80-85. [PMID: 27244979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Finding patterns in denied claims makes the task of correcting and resubmitting them far more efficient. But ICD-10 exacerbates the problem. As use of ICD-10 grows, it will: Increase the number of codes substantially, increasing the granularity of data being captured about each claim, and combinatorial complexity will explode. Alter both payer and provider behavior, blowing away carefully cultivated pockets of tribal knowledge. Significantly challenge any method that uses the hierarchy or heuristics of existing code sets, rendering many software stopgaps useless. Spread codes far more broadly for a given procedure, making patterns far more difficult to detect using traditional analytics.
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Turčić P, Benković V, Brborović O, Valent A. [Pharmacoeconomics - Challenges for Health Professionals]. ACTA MEDICA CROATICA : CASOPIS HRAVATSKE AKADEMIJE MEDICINSKIH ZNANOSTI 2016; 70:117-123. [PMID: 28722840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Over the last 30 years, medical expenditure has increased throughout the world. The main reasons estimated to lay behind it include aging, ever more chronic diseases and new emerging diseases, new drugs, expanded indications of current drugs, and development of pharmaceutical industry. A challenge for healthcare professionals is to sustain current quality of care and enable medical innovations while attempting to contain costs. The overall goal is to demonstrate the pharmacoeconomic value, i.e. a balance of economic, humanistic and clinical outcomes.
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TRICARE; Revision of Nonparticipating Providers Reimbursement Rate; Removal of Cost Share for Dental Sealants; TRICARE Dental Program. Final rule. FEDERAL REGISTER 2016; 81:11665-11668. [PMID: 26964152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This final rule revises the benefit payment provision for nonparticipating providers to more closely mirror industry practices by requiring TDP nonparticipating providers to be reimbursed (minus the appropriate cost-share) at the lesser of billed charges or the network maximum allowable charge for similar services in that same locality (region) or state. This rule also updates the regulatory provisions regarding dental sealants to clearly categorize them as a preventive service and, consequently, eliminate the current 20 percent cost-share applicable to sealants to conform with the language in the regulation to the statute.
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Mayencourt J. [Price of medications: the actual system must be seen again]. REVUE MEDICALE SUISSE 2016; 12:479. [PMID: 27089613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Walker A. Challenges in Using MCDA for Reimbursement Decisions on New Medicines? VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2016; 19:123-124. [PMID: 27021744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hakimi R. [Identification of medically unnecessary benefits by consultants in insurance medicine saves millions]. VERSICHERUNGSMEDIZIN 2016; 68:25-28. [PMID: 27111956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A medical consultant advises his company such that the persons insured receive the medically necessary benefits agreed in their insurance contract and thus are offered very good medical treatment. But it is also in the interests of all those insured to identify those treatments that are neither indicated, effective, nor medically necessary, as well as treatments which may prove dangerous to patients or result in overtreatment. Based on a representative sample, the present study examines which sums are not reimbursed due to this approach. The medical fields to be considered in particular are also addressed. It was found that the medical necessity of artificial insemination, alternative treatments, medications, innovative treatment methods and debatable cosmetic treatments, and certain other fields of consultation, would be worth investigating in particular. About 7 million € could have been saved in 2014 as a result of the advice from the medical consultant.
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Cawse-Lucas J, Evans DV, Ruiz DR, Allcut EA, Andrilla CHA, Thompson M, Norris TE. Impact of the Primary Care Exception on Family Medicine Resident Coding. Fam Med 2016; 48:175-179. [PMID: 26950905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Medicare Primary Care Exception (PCE) allows residents to see and bill for less-complex patients independently in the primary care setting, requiring attending physicians only to see patients for higher-level visits and complete physical exams in order to bill for them as such. Primary care residencies apply the PCE in various ways. We investigated the impact of the PCE on resident coding practices. METHODS Family medicine residency directors in a five-state region completed a survey regarding interpretation and application of the PCE, including the number of established patient evaluation and management codes entered by residents and attending faculty at their institution. The percentage of high-level codes was compared between residencies using chi-square tests. RESULTS We analyzed coding data for 125,016 visits from 337 residents and 172 faculty physicians in 15 of 18 eligible family medicine residencies. Among programs applying the PCE criteria to all patients, residents billed 86.7% low-mid complexity and 13.3% high-complexity visits. In programs that only applied the PCE to Medicare patients, residents billed 74.9% low-mid complexity visits and 25.2% high-complexity visits. Attending physicians coded more high-complexity visits at both types of programs. The estimated revenue loss over the 1,650 RRC-required outpatient visits was $2,558.66 per resident and $57,569.85 per year for the average residency in our sample. CONCLUSIONS Residents at family medicine programs that apply the PCE to all patients bill significantly fewer high-complexity visits. This finding leads to compliance and regulatory concerns and suggests significant revenue loss. Further study is required to determine whether this discrepancy also reflects inaccuracy in coding.
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Hakimi R. [Not Available]. VERSICHERUNGSMEDIZIN 2016; 68:34-35. [PMID: 27111960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Mullins A. Medicare Payment Reform: Making Sense of MACRA. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2016; 23:12-15. [PMID: 26977983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Patton C. UNNECESSARY TREATMENT: WHEN FINANCIAL GAIN SUPERSEDES PATIENT CARE. PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP JOURNAL 2016; 3:68-70. [PMID: 27101667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ostendorf GM. [Not Available]. VERSICHERUNGSMEDIZIN 2016; 68:37. [PMID: 27111963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Saultz J. Unintended Consequences. Fam Med 2016; 48:173-174. [PMID: 26950904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Medicare Program; Reporting and Returning of Overpayments. Final rule. FEDERAL REGISTER 2016; 81:7653-7684. [PMID: 26878741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This final rule requires providers and suppliers receiving funds under the Medicare program to report and return overpayments by the later of the date that is 60 days after the date on which the overpayment was identified; or the date any corresponding cost report is due, if applicable. The requirements in this rule are meant to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, promote the furnishing of high quality care, and to protect the Medicare Trust Funds against fraud and improper payments. This rule provides needed clarity and consistency in the reporting and returning of self-identified overpayments.
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Bearak JM, Finer LB, Jerman J, Kavanaugh ML. Changes in out-of-pocket costs for hormonal IUDs after implementation of the Affordable Care Act: an analysis of insurance benefit inquiries. Contraception 2016; 93:139-44. [PMID: 26386444 PMCID: PMC4780678 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that privately insured women can obtain contraceptive services and supplies without cost sharing. This may substantially affect women who prefer an intrauterine device (IUD), a long-acting reversible contraceptive, because of high upfront costs that they would otherwise face. However, imperfect enforcement of and exceptions to this provision could limit its effect. STUDY DESIGN We analyzed administrative data for 417,221 women whose physicians queried their insurance plans from January 2012 to March 2014 to determine whether each woman had insurance coverage for a hormonal IUD and the extent of that coverage. RESULTS In January 2012, 58% of women would have incurred out-of-pocket costs for an IUD, compared to only 13% of women in March 2014. Differentials by age and region virtually dissolved over the period studied, which suggests that the ACA reduced inequality among insured women. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the cost of hormonal IUDs fell to US$0 for most insured women following the implementation of the ACA. IMPLICATIONS Financial barriers to one of the most effective methods of contraception fell substantially following the ACA. If more women interested in this method can access it, this may contribute to a decline in unintended pregnancies in the United States.
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Moore MA, Coffman M, Jetty A, Petterson S, Bazemore A. Only 15% of FPs Report Using Telehealth; Training and Lack of Reimbursement Are Top Barriers. Am Fam Physician 2016; 93:101. [PMID: 26926405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Long-Term Care Hospitals Discharge Patients Strategically. NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH BULLETIN ON AGING AND HEALTH 2016:3. [PMID: 28071882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Healthcare Reform: Payment Reform. ISSUE BRIEF (HEALTH POLICY TRACKING SERVICE) 2015:1-40. [PMID: 27116778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Berry MD. Medicaid Reimbursement. ISSUE BRIEF (HEALTH POLICY TRACKING SERVICE) 2015:1-41. [PMID: 27116791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Payment of Emergency Medication by VA. Final rule. FEDERAL REGISTER 2015; 80:79483-79484. [PMID: 26693561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations that govern reimbursement of emergency treatment provided by non-VA medical care providers. VA is clarifying its regulations insofar as it involves the reimbursement of medications prescribed or provided to the veteran during the episode of non-VA emergency treatment.
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Sheridan JJ. The Readers' Corner. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ORTHODONTICS : JCO 2015; 49:803-805. [PMID: 26800001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Carter JB, Stone JD, Clark RS, Mercer JE. Applications of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Overview of Published Indications and Clinical Usage in United States Academic Centers and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practices. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 74:668-79. [PMID: 26611374 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons appointed a task force to study the indications, safety, and clinical practice patterns of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). The charge was to review the published applications of CBCT in OMS, identify the current position of academic thought leaders in the field, and research the adoption and usage of the technology at the clinical practitioner level. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study reviewed the CBCT world literature and summarized published indications for the modality. A nationwide survey of academic thought leaders and practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeons was compiled to determine how the modality is currently being used and adopted by institutions and practices. RESULTS This report summarizes published applications of CBCT that have been vetted by the academic and practicing OMS community to define current indications. The parameters of patient safety, radiation exposure, accreditation, and legal issues are reviewed. An overview of third-party adoption of CBCT is presented. CONCLUSION CBCT is displacing 2-dimensional imaging in the published literature, academia, and private practice. Best practices support reading the entire scan volume with a written report defining results, patient exposure, and field of view. Issues of patient safety, ALARA ("as low as reasonably achievable"), accreditation, and the legal and regulatory environment are reviewed. Third-party patterns for reimbursements vary widely and seem to lack consistency. There is much confusion within the provider community about indications, authorizations, and payment policies. The current medical and dental indications for CBCT in the clinical practice of OMS are reviewed and an industry guideline is proposed. These guidelines offer a clear way of differentiating consensus medical indications and common dental uses for clinicians. This matrix should bring a predictable logic to third-party authorizations, billing, and predictable payments for this emerging technology in OMS.
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