|
|
Article: Volume responses to exogenous changes in Medicare's payment policies.
- Article from:
- Health Services Research
- Article date:
- April 1, 1992
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Health Research and Educational Trust. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The purpose of this study is to obtain estimates of the "volume offset," which is the slippage in the costs or the savings that would, in the absence of behavioral responses, result from exogenous changes in Medicare's payment policies. An estimate of this offset is essential to accurate cost estimation for fee proposals under Medicare. Estimates are obtained using Medicare claims data from Colorado for 1976 and 1978, before and after implementation of an abrupt and substantial change in the way Medicare's fees were determined. Reliable estimates could be obtained only for two specialty groups -- general practitioners and internists. For these physicians, the results ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: a ...
Defense Counsel Journal;
October 1, 2009 ;
700+ words
... ... surprise. Effective on July 1, 2009, the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of ... seek reimbursement for past and future Medicare payments. By imposing stringent reporting ... claims annually, the MMSEA provides Medicare additional tools with which to seek reimbursement ...
|
|