Medicare Eyes Digital Mental Health Coverage Amid Physician Pay Reform
TL;DR
Congress is considering changes to the Medicare physician pay system for the first time since 2015, potentially reigniting conflicts between primary care doctors and specialists over payment rates. With Medicare proposing a 2.8% cut to its main physician pay rate next year, the urgency for reform has increased, putting pressure on physicians as Congress has previously scaled back but allowed some pay-rate reductions to proceed.
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