Medicare

The average Medicare reimbursement for orthopedic trauma procedures has decreased by 30% since 2000, according to recently published results.

Women who sustain any type of osteoporotic fracture have higher adjusted all-cause health care costs and indirect costs in the 5 years after fracture compared with matched nonfracture controls, according to a speaker.

Patients with Medicaid are younger, have more debilitating disease, and lower preoperative and postoperative American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons scores after shoulder arthroplasty compared with those with private insurance and Medicare.

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders intended to curb skyrocketing drug prices in the United States — notable among them was the plan to match prices for certain Medicare drugs to those offered in other countries.

A next-generation integrated continuous glucose monitoring system is now available for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, according to an industry press release.

A data-driven approach could improve the way future costs are predicted for people with type 2 diabetes and Medicare, according to a study published in BMC Endocrine Disorders.

CMS has released a proposal to expand the number of procedures Medicare pays for when performed in the hospital outpatient setting by reducing the number of procedures on the inpatient-only list.

The American College of Rheumatology on August 4 lauded CMS for a proposed rule in its 2021 Physician Fee Schedule that would place an increased value on cognitive care and expand telehealth access.

Including adjustments for major complicating comorbidities in Medicare reimbursement policies for kidney transplantation could incentivize centers to utilize high risk kidneys, thereby increasing the number of transplants performed.

There was no relationship between institutional volume of mitral valve surgery or transcatheter mitral valve repair and transcatheter mitral valve repair outcomes, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.