Radiation Oncologists Fight for Payment Reform Amid Cuts
Since 2013, radiation oncologists have seen a 23% drop in Medicare payments for radiation therapy services.
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Since 2013, radiation oncologists have seen a 23% drop in Medicare payments for radiation therapy services.
Medicare's bundled payment model was not associated with changes in process-of-care measures or early outcomes after hospitalization for heart failure, a new study reported.
Now that health officials have finalized all of the 2021 data, the increase is worse than what was announced back in March.
Total payments to rheumatologists decreased by 42% in 2020-2021, compared with previous years.
"Disparities in cases persist among Black and Hispanic people, a pattern also seen with HIV and COVID-19."