[oandp] New Medicare Policy
Don Dixon
Description
Collection
Title:
[oandp] New Medicare Policy
Creator:
Don Dixon
Date:
12/29/2003
Text:
I read an article in Sundays NY Times that stated, The Bush administration
is proposing a new policy that would punish hospitals, drug stores and other
healthcare providers that charge Medicare or Medicaid substantially more
than their usual charges to private insurers. It goes on to say that usual
charges are defined as the average amount we are paid by insurers and
patients and that substantially more is defined as 20% more. The secretary
of health and human services has approved the policy.
Can anyone shed some light on implementation and enforcement of this new
policy?
Don Dixon, CPO
is proposing a new policy that would punish hospitals, drug stores and other
healthcare providers that charge Medicare or Medicaid substantially more
than their usual charges to private insurers. It goes on to say that usual
charges are defined as the average amount we are paid by insurers and
patients and that substantially more is defined as 20% more. The secretary
of health and human services has approved the policy.
Can anyone shed some light on implementation and enforcement of this new
policy?
Don Dixon, CPO
Citation
Don Dixon, “[oandp] New Medicare Policy,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 22, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222244.
