The Many Faces of Medicare
| Autor: | Sarah C. D'Orsie, Gregory M. Worsowicz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Finance
Presidential system business.industry Health Policy Rehabilitation Clinical Coding Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicare Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Essential health benefits Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S United States New normal Neurology Health care Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Humans Medicine Neurology (clinical) business Patient Care Bundles health care economics and organizations Economic forecasting |
| Zdroj: | PM&R. 5:429-432 |
| ISSN: | 1934-1482 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.04.002 |
| Popis: | March 23, 2013, marked the 3-year anniversary of the Presidential signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Essential health benefits and state insurance exchanges are among the changes currently being implemented as public programs have begun a transformation of their own. Specifically, Medicare, an important coverage option for many of the patients whom physiatrists treat, has embarked on a “new normal” in both process and principle of care. In early February, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) lowered spending projections for Medicare, noting that, for 3 years straight, the program’s bills have been “significantly lower” than predicted. In its latest long-term economic forecast, the CBO revised its 10-year spending projection for Medicare by $137 billion, or a 2% decrease. Doug Elmendorf, CBO director, has attributed the slowdown to the recovering economy and “structural factors” in the health care system [1]. How do these “structural factors” impact physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R)? The answer is simple: It is complicated. |
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