Medicare
Reforming Healthcare: Is Medicare Salvageable?
Dr. Henry Buchwald joins Dr. James Elsey to discuss reasonable reforms to Medicare.
JUNE 6, 2025
The NOPAIN Act: Clinical and Financial Opportunities in Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Settings
This monograph features the clinical perspectives from those working in the trenches of postsurgical pain ...
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Medicare Pay Drops Sharply for General Surgical Procedures
A new study has confirmed Medicare reimbursement in general surgery continues to slide and shows marked geographic ...
APRIL 18, 2024
Proposed Medicare Cuts Threaten Anesthesiology Practices Strained by Pandemic
The proposed cuts to the Medicare fee schedules for anesthesia services could setback payment rates for ...
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
ASA Concerned About ‘Medicare for All’ Proposal
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) issued a press release on April 29, 2019, expressing "serious ...
APRIL 30, 2019
MACRA and the Significance of Being ‘Non–Patient-Facing’
MACRA shifts the Medicare payment base from volume to value and rewards quality and low cost.
JUNE 13, 2017
Study Reveals ‘Opt-Out’ States Do Not See Increased Patient Access To Anesthesia Care Compared With ‘Non–Opt-Out’ States
Since 2001, 17 state governors have exercised their right to “opt out” of the Medicare rule requiring ...
JANUARY 20, 2017
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Advanced Alternative Payment Models
Congress finally repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate formula with a law titled the Medicare Access and CHIP ...
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Qualified Clinical Data Registry Reporting: The Future Is Now
Anesthesia providers can participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System through claims, qualified ...
JULY 7, 2016
Perspectives on PQRS and Quality Reporting From an Anesthesiologist
This will be the first of a series of columns attempting to answer many of the questions regarding quality ...
MAY 13, 2016
CMS Resets the Clock for Return Of Medicare Overpayments
Finders keepers, losers weepers. Except in connection with overpayments from Medicare, then it’s a violation ...
MAY 11, 2016
Time Spent on Reporting Quality Measures Costs Billions For Physician Practices
Physicians and staff report spending about 15.1 hours per week and 785.2 hours per year—or 32.7 days—on ...
APRIL 25, 2016
