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The proposed 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule creates major discrepancies in payment rates, with hospital payments up to 2,156% higher than in-office procedures for interventional pain management.
The proposed 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule introduces policy changes that cumulatively reduce payments for interventional pain procedures, particularly disadvantaging in-office settings compared to hospitals and ASCs.
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May drive site-of-service shifts for pain procedures; leaves open effects on access and practice viability under Medicare policy.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti (2016) conducted a review in Interventional pain management. 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule vs. 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule was evaluated. The proposed 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule creates major discrepancies in payment rates, with hospital payments up to 2,156% higher than in-office procedures for interventional pain management.
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