A Trump administration revamp of how Medicare pays doctors could force steep reimbursement cuts next year for specialists like dermatologists and orthopedic surgeons. It’s the result of an ongoing pivot to redistribute Medicare dollars away from procedure-heavy specialties toward more primary and preventive care, which have long lagged in reimbursements. Medicare’s new physician payment rule proposes boosting what geriatricians, internists and other primary care doctors can charge the federal health program next year. In turn, several specialist categories will face steep cuts.
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