The American Hospital Association supports a CMS proposal to include certain primary care services furnished by subspecialists in the agency's proposal to increase Medicaid payments, according to an AHA News Now report.
The new proposal implements a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision that requires Medicaid to reimburse primary care providers on par with Medicare rates in 2013 and 2014. The federal government will fully finance the increases in reimbursements.
Additionally, AHA supports a CMS proposal to include in the Medicaid payment increases some services not covered by Medicare along with physicians caring for dual eligibles and Medicaid managed care patients.
AHA also urges CMS to include Medicare primary care incentive payment rates authorized by PPACA in the calculation of the Medicare upper payment limit, according to the report.
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The new proposal implements a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision that requires Medicaid to reimburse primary care providers on par with Medicare rates in 2013 and 2014. The federal government will fully finance the increases in reimbursements.
Additionally, AHA supports a CMS proposal to include in the Medicaid payment increases some services not covered by Medicare along with physicians caring for dual eligibles and Medicaid managed care patients.
AHA also urges CMS to include Medicare primary care incentive payment rates authorized by PPACA in the calculation of the Medicare upper payment limit, according to the report.
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