Medicare: Information on Geographic Adjustments to Physician Payments for Physicians' Time, Skills, and Effort
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Provides an overview of the work geographic practice cost indices (GPCI), which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses to adjust Medicare physician payments to account for differences in the costs of providing care across various geographic locations. Examines the extent to which the work GPCI accounts for geographic variation in physician earnings and how Medicare payments could change under potential modifications to the work GPCI.
Date
02/2022
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Document
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Government Accountability Office
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Medicare · Physicians · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models