tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post9113919596882180014..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: More On Disparities Between Reimbursement of Primary Care and Proceduralist PhysiciansRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-62863694146723479872007-12-11T13:03:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:03:00.000-05:00There is a relatively simple fix possible to the p...There is a relatively simple fix possible to the primary care disparity -- pay for multiple E&M services for different problems managed at the same setting! Surgeons get paid for multiple surgical procedures, with a 50% discount applied to the usual reimbursement for the secondary procedures, so the methodology and modifiers are already available to Medicare and insurance carriers. As chronic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-73932978400173942742007-05-09T22:03:00.000-04:002007-05-09T22:03:00.000-04:00Fixing this starts with the RUC. How is the commi...Fixing this starts with the RUC. <BR/><BR/>How is the committee chosen? <BR/><BR/>Who are the members? <BR/><BR/>How transparent is their decision making?<BR/><BR/>Who do they represent? <BR/><BR/>Let's figure this out, then let's see if we need to shake things up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com