CMS Should Disclose Doc Incentive Payments Tied To Delivery Reforms, AdvaMed Says

11 Sep 2013

Now that a federal court has lifted an injunction blocking CMS from releasing Medicare payment data linked to individual physicians, device firms see an opportunity for the agency to disclose payments doctors receive as incentives for participating in accountable care organizations and bundled payment initiatives. AdvaMed says the incentives could encourage physicians to stint on care.

Device companies are using CMS’ new latitude to publicly release Medicare reimbursement data for individual physicians as an opportunity to press for more transparency in the incentives doctors receive for reducing costs under new payment models spurred by health care reform.

CMS put out a request for public comments last month seeking input on how it should proceed now...