Policy
New Medicare Payment Model for Back Pain, Heart Failure Riles Docs
The Brief
- Physician groups are seeking a delay of a new Medicare demonstration model.
- The model debuts January 1 and requires doctors treating low back pain and congestive heart failure (CHF) patients to meet performance standards.
- Doctors who do not meet the standards face payment penalties.
Why it matters
The model ties Medicare payments for two common conditions to physician performance standards, which can change how care for low back pain and heart failure is delivered and reimbursed.
Who’s affected
- physicians who treat low back pain or congestive heart failure
- Medicare patients with low back pain or heart failure
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(MedPage Today) -- Physician groups are seeking a delay for a new Medicare demonstration model debuting January 1 that mandates doctors who treat low back pain and congestive heart failure (CHF) patients meet performance standards or face payment...
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Physician groups seek a delay of the new Medicare demonstration model
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New Medicare Payment Model for Back Pain, Heart Failure Riles Docs