PHYSICIAN PAYMENT INCREASE: Excluded by Continuing Resolution

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Health Capital Consultants, LLC

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Continuing Resolution Excludes Physician Payment Increase Again

On March 15th, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) that avoided a government shutdown and funds the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, i.e., through September 30th, 2025.

Perhaps more notable than what was included in the spending bill was what was once again excluded. While the COVID-era tele-health waivers were temporarily extended, Medicare physician payment rates were not addressed, meaning physicians will continue experiencing a 2.93% pay cut for 2025.

This Health Capital Topics article discusses the healthcare provisions included in and excluded from the CR, and the impacts on healthcare providers. (Read more…)

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A Novel HYBRID Physician Reimbursement Model 2.0?

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

MODERN CONSIDERATIONS

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By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA CMP®

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EMERGING HYBRID PAYMENT MODELS

Current reimbursement structures involve the submission and payment of medical CPT® coded claims. But, some doctors feel they need to “up-code” to maximize revenue or “down-code” for fear of having a claim denied. Contradictory business goals bastardize the system into a payer versus provider tug-of-war, with patient care as a potential bargaining chip. Instituting quality metrics should be included in this equation and, a hybrid reimbursement model may be a viable option while integrating quality care metrics and reducing costs for all stakeholders.

CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826102549

This hybrid reimbursement system might use a two-payment structure.

For the first payment, claims would be paid at hypothetical rate of 60% within one week of submission.

The second payment, consisting of the remaining zero to 40% of some total maximum allowable fee, be paid quarterly. It would be based on scores like patient satisfaction and stewardship of healthcare resources by analyzing a statistically valid sample of patient encounters taken from the electronic health record.

Such a hybrid system would remove unnecessary steps, like re-submitting claims, and would lower the operational and administrative costs of claims processing. These changes would decrease operational cost and drive quality stewardship of the healthcare dollar.

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