Disparity in Medicaid Physician Payments for Vascular Surgery

Medicare reimbursements are standardized nationwide on the basis of resource-dependent inputs of physician time, intensity, and practice and malpractice costs, whereas Medicaid payments are determined by individual states. Our objectives were to determine Medicaid reimbursement to physicians for common vascular procedures and to compare Medicaid payments with Medicare.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 20, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Jennifer L. Perri, Robert M. Zwolak, Richard J. Powell, Charles D. Mabry, Lori A. Gurien, Samuel D. Smith, Steven C. Mehl Tags: Abstract from the 2017 New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Source Type: research