A group of physicians, economists, and medical students gathered on Medstro to talk about Medicare’s solution to the decades-old “doc fix” problem — it’s how you get paid for caring for Medicare patients.
The chat was occasioned by an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine by Meredith Rosenthal, an economist and a close observer of Medicare policy and reimbursement in general. She joins the discussion and helps sort things out. You’ll want to listen, but we warn you: it’s contentious!
[Running time: 29 minutes]
NEJM essay (free)

Podcast 185: A Spirited Discussion on Medicare’s ‘Doc Fix’ Fix for Reimbursement

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Podcast 185: A Spirited Discussion on Medicare’s ‘Doc Fix’ Fix for Reimbursement

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