Show Us the Money for Primary Care
Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Editor in Provider News
Almost everyone agrees that federal and private insurers should reimburse primary care doctors more for their E/M skills and preventive care work.
But where should that extra reimbursement come from? Let’s lower the reimbursement specialists receive so we can pay primary care docs more, said readers in a recent Wall Street Journal Health Blog survey.
The American College of Physicians begs to differ. Pay primary care doctors more, the group argues, AND continue to pay specialists at the same rate. If the health care system doesn’t take that approach, primary care reimbursement will get lost as all the specialties wrangle over cash … More …
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