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Let Geographic Doc-Pay Cuts Proceed, Say MedPAC Staffers
The staff of Congress' primary Medicare advisory body recommended allowing long-frozen geographically based payment cuts for physicians to go into effect.
The draft recommendations, on which the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has yet to vote, applied to the program's system for supplementing or cutting physician payments based on a comparison of costs in the area in which they practice to a national average. A legislative freeze on the cuts side of that equation is scheduled to expire Dec. 31.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Hospital Participation in Medicare ACOs: No Change in Admission Practices and Spending
August 19th 2025Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for unplanned admissions and challenging hospital-led ACO cost-saving strategies.
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Switching to Gene Therapy After Nusinersen or Risdiplam May Benefit Patients With SMA
August 15th 2025Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) showed motor function improvements after switching to onasemnogene abeparvovec following prior treatment with nusinersen or risdiplam in a real-world study.
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