What are your thoughts on the proposed 2021 CMS policy changes
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) (CMS-1729-P) | CMS
On April 16, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
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And specifically this line is what I'm wondering about
In the FY 2021 IRF PPS proposed rule, CMS is proposing to allow non-physician practitioners to perfor...
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: kirktodd0 Tags: PM&R Source Type: forums
salary opinion
What does a pain doc make generating 6-7k RvU's per year? Reasonable payor mix of 1/2 medicare (small medicaid) and 1/2 commercial..... (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: gator2886 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
GME funding for Perio residencies
Hey guys.
Why is it that some perio residencies get GME funding and some do not? Is it because certain programs have components with affiliated hospitals vs. being dental school based? Does the GME money only come from Medicare or Medicaid or where, or on a state-by-state basis ? Or if a university based program works with a VA too ? I am trying to see if there is any way that dental school based periodontics residencies with tuition will be able to get any GME funding at all for their...
GME funding for Perio residencies (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: germindian123 Tags: Dental Residents and Practicing Dentists Source Type: forums
Building a very large private practice
Hey all,
I’m a psychiatry resident who is approaching the end of his psychiatric training and getting ready to enter private practice. I am consulting this forum to ask about the feasibility of building this type of practice. I understand the majority of people here have not undertaken such an act, but would appreciate some input whether it be anecdotal or based off research.
If I did start a private practice, I would like to get on an insurance panel to get cheap Medicaid/Medicare...
Building a very large private practice (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 23, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Psychdoc4755 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Medicare/CMS sets the reimbursement for COVID19 tests. Thus, a shortage is not surprising.
I vaguely recall from high school economics that price controls cause shortages and surpluses. The laws of economics cannot be overruled with a decree.
Given the sudden demand for COVID19 tests and apparent difficulty obtaining a test by many people, it seems like there is a shortage instead of a surplus. I haven't heard of tons of effective tests that are sitting around unused in a warehouse that would be expected in a surplus.
Thus, I can deduce that the CMS's reimbursement is a price...
Medicare/CMS sets the reimbursement for COVID19 tests. Thus, a shortage is not surprising. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 19, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: StatistPriceControlsFail Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Are you getting your checks from the Government?
I'm so happy that the Administration has come through to support doctors in this difficult time. I told my MA she can work for one more month.
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
President Trump is providing support to healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Providers will be paid via Automated Clearing House account information on file with UHG or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The automatic payments will come to providers via Optum B...
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Temporary nationwide suspension of CRNA physician supervision requirement effective immediately
"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is temporarily removing regulatory requirements to give hospitals a greater ability to treat an influx of patients with COVID-19 while also treating those needing other care. The changes apply immediately for the duration of the emergency declaration.
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CMS is waiving the requirements that a certified registered nurse anesthetist is under the supervision of a physician. This will allow CRNAs to function to the fullest extent allowed by the...
Temporary nationwide suspension of CRNA physician supervision requirement effective immediately (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 1, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 2.0% Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
FM vs PM & R and the future
MS3 here, having some issues deciding what I should go into (decisions being made soon). I talked to a pulmonologist today who was going to "give me advice" and he basically crushed both FM and PMR with an iron fist. His quote was "throw FM out, that field is dead in 10 years". He claimed that FM will bring in 80-120K in 10-15 years which scares the crap out of me (much too low for all that training). Is the compensation for FM really gonna drop (would medicare for all crush the field)?
I...
FM vs PM&R and the future (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 7, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Osteoimposter Tags: Family Medicine Source Type: forums
What are your thoughts on US healthcare?
Not to hijack another thread...
What are your thoughts on the current US healthcare system or the patchwork of different types of systems (VA, Medicare/Medicaid, private insurance)?
Do you think there is a better and doable alternative (e.g., some version of universal healthcare)? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 27, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DynamicDidactic Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
Medicare 4 all consequences
Nurses to carry out surgery under NHS plans to slash waiting times
Nurses will be trained to perform surgery under new NHS measures to cut waiting times.
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I sure hope this doesn't happen here in the U.S. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 27, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ans2021 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Medicare for all? Please explain...
Just trying to understand how the Bernie, Warren, et al Democratic platform has adopted this as a viable option [aside from it being a means to move further left] and why you support it...
Don't give me some platitudes about healthcare being unaffordable [we all know it's trending in that direction], it "works" in Europe, I'll gladly relinquish 1/3 of my income to achieve this utopian end, etc, etc...
Explain how/why physicians should take a 30% paycut (without any change in the current...
Medicare for all? Please explain... (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: octopusprime Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Practicing dentists do you guys know what the implications of medicare for all will have on dentistry?
I will become a dental student this coming fall and I’m thinking ahead. What are the implications of Bernie’s medicare for all? Wasn’t there at some point a gold rush where Medicaid covered braces, and dentists were cashing in like crazy? I want to get an idea of what would happen to the profession. What would happen to the way insurance claims are conducted (currently a fking nightmare), procedure expenses, what procedures would be covered by the plan.
Also corrects me if I’m wrong, I do...
Practicing dentists do you guys know what the implications of medicare for all will have on dentistry? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: sleep_starterPack Tags: Dental Source Type: forums
Holy Lack of Transparency Batman!
Cost Transparency for Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers
This economic evaluation of prostate cancer radiation therapy costs at National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers assesses the value of the price transparency mandate of the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in allowing patients with prostate cancer to shop by price for...
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Posted in different thread.
Discuss! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chartreuse Wombat Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Super low reimbursements!!
Calling all retail pharmacists/managers, esp independents- anybody recently experiencing the low reimbursements on otherwise profitable generics for psych/renal drugs? Towards the beginning of each year, there's always a price hike and state medicaid usually catches up soon. However, medicare is kinda underpaying for a lot of drugs. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 19, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ZakMeister Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
What does this mean for the future of the profession?
Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors | The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The proposed Medicare for All Act of 2019, as introduced in the Senate (“Medicare for All”) would destroy our current Medicare...
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" conducting a comprehensive review of regulatory policies that create disparities in reimbursement between physicians and non-physic...
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 17, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Steve_Zissou Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums
