Pay rules for teaching physician punish everyone

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Current Medicare and Medicaid rules do not permit hospitals to bill for services rendered unless the physician himself performs the service. This does not allow for the flexibility needed by teaching hospitals to fulfill their dual purpose of providing treatment and teaching students. Thus, academic centers re-must evaluate the way they utilize their teaching staff, perhaps leading to decreased quality of care. The answer is for government agencies to make reasonable payment for services provided by residents and students, on the condition patients are treated under the close supervision of educators.

Medicaid, Teaching Hospitals, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Health Care Services, General medical & surgical hospitals, Column, Medical care, Quality management, Medical care quality, Hospitals, Teaching

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CMS sticks to 4.2% Medicare pay cut

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The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will decrease Medicare payments to physicians by 4.2% in 2004.

United States, Government expenditures, Financial management, Health Care Financing Admin, Economic policy, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Company financing

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