Does Medicare use CPT codes for payment?
For Part B services, Medicare pays physicians based on the services they provide. The American Medical Association (AMA) developed Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes to create a taxonomy of...
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Many health insurers (public and private) reimburse doctors based on the patient’s diagnosis. If you treat a patient for a more severe illness during a inpatient stay, Medicare pays you more money....
View ArticleThe problem with a single payer system is…
setting accurate prices. A single payer does not have a market against which to measure prices; instead, single payers often pay based on provider’s reported cost or a multiplier related to the prices...
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