Medicare payments come in short for practices that rely on them

Medical practices that live and die on the gyrations of Medicare payments might find themselves near death’s door in 2019 if feedback from these organizations is any sign of their viability and longevity. Medicare reimbursements simply may not be cutting it for as many as two-thirds of practices that receive the federal payments.

Per responses, Medicare payment rates for 2019 will not cover the basic cost of their delivering care to patients, an MGMA Stat poll points out.
 

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