Medicare
Legislators introduce bill to modify Medicare physician payment formula
A coalition of U.S. legislators has drafted a bill that would tie annual changes in Medicare physician reimbursement to inflation as measured by the Medicare Economic Index.
Faster loss of kidney function linked with increased Medicare Advantage health care costs
Patients with chronic kidney disease who experience accelerated loss of kidney function are likely to have higher health care costs than patients who lose function at a slower rate, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
VIDEO: President of RPA plans to focus on physician fee schedule, practice transformation
NEW ORLEANS — In this video interview from the Annual Renal Physicians Association Meeting, Timothy A. Pflederer, MD, FASN, FASDIN, discusses challenges faced by nephrologists and what the association plans to focus on in 2023.
VIDEO: Nephrologists get 1% pay increase despite changes in conversion factor
NEW ORLEANS — In this interview from the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting, Robert Blaser discusses changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023.
Speaker: CMS optimistic about outcomes from Kidney Care Choices model
NEW ORLEANS — CMS is optimistic that results from its Kidney Care Choices model will show improved outcomes and cost savings to the Medicare program when completed in 2026, according to a speaker here.
Advocacy plays an important role in advancing kidney-related legislation
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Advocacy groups succeeded at placing kidney disease front-and-center on the roadmap to legislative support in Washington, but more improvements are needed, according to presenters at the Southwest Nephrology Conference.
Nephrology practices face payment cuts, cost of value-based care
More than a decade ago, three nephrologists and a policy analyst wrote a position paper for the RAND Corporation on the potential for physician practices to treat patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease.
Like a good neighbor, a nephrologist is there to treat patients
We are more than 1 year into the Medicare Kidney Care Choices model directed at patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4-5 and with end-stage kidney disease, a true test of value-based medicine.
Biden seeks to extend solvency of Medicare to 2050s
The Biden administration recently released its proposed 2024 federal budget, which would extend the solvency of Medicare by 25 years while reducing behavioral health and medication costs for beneficiaries.
Study: Beta blockers associated with increase in nonunion for fracture
LAS VEGAS — Use of beta blockers after fracture was associated with an increase in the incidence of nonunion, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.