CMS to Bonus Doctors for PQRI

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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According to Anne Zieger, of Fierce Health Finance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS] will pay out more than $36 million in monetary incentives to medical providers who reported data on quality of care delivered between July 2007 and December 2007; as part of its Physician Quality Reporting Initiative [PQRI]. 

Physician Quality Reporting Initiative [PQRI]

Under the PQRI, healthcare providers who choose to participate get bonuses of 1.5 percent of their total CMS payments during the reporting period in which they reported quality data.

Assessment

Average payments for the most recent period range from $600 for individual physicians to $4,700 for groups. The largest payment CMS plans to make to a practice is more than $205,700. Solo physicians, physician group practices, and other PQRI-eligible professionals should receive their payments by August, according to the agency.

Source: CMS press release

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Baby Boomers Financially Unprepared

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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According to findings from a recent Harris Interactive survey conducted on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) between April 25 – 29, 2008, baby boomers are financially unprepared if they themselves, or the primary wage earner in their household, suffered a medical disability and was unable to work for an extended period of time.

Survey findings:

  • More than half (55 percent) of baby boomers said that they are either not at all or somewhat unprepared financially should they themselves or the primary wage earner in their household became disabled.
  • One in five (22 percent) say they are “not at all prepared” if a disability occurred.
  • Conversely, only 15 percent report that they are very or extremely prepared for a potential disability.
  • More than half (55 percent) say that it is at least somewhat likely that they would tap into their retirement savings in the event that they or the primary wage earner in their household became disabled and could not work for an extended period.
  • Nearly a third (32 percent) reported that it is extremely/very likely/likely that they would need to tap into retirement savings.
  • Nearly one in five boomers (19 percent) reports that it is not at all likely that they would tap into retirement savings.
  • 17 percent report that they do not have any retirement savings at all.

Source: Harris Interactive Inc.

Assessment

What does this survey reveal to doctors, hospitals, financial advisors and the entire health insurance industry?

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