http://mises.org/community/blogs/edgardo_tenreiro/default.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/community/blogs/edgardo_tenreiro/archive/2007/09/20/medicare-rx-for-physician-reimbursement.aspx#142928Wed, 06 May 2009 22:58:18 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:142928Sassylady327<p>So is this formula;( Work RVU x Budget Neutrality Work Adjustor x Work (GPCI)+Practice Expense (PE) RVU x PE GPCI+Malpractice (PLI) RVU x PLI GPCI= Total RVUxCY 2007 Conversion Factor of $37.8975= Medicare Payment)based on correct coding or does a physician get reimbursed based on every procedure performed regardless of weather or not the procedure CCI edit into each other? Can someone explain to me how a phyisician working for a hospital is reimbursed based on work RVU&#39;S? &nbsp;</p> <p>I know a doctor who gets paid for working based on work RVU&#39;S but we do not know if it based on correct coding?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=142928" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/community/blogs/edgardo_tenreiro/archive/2007/09/20/medicare-rx-for-physician-reimbursement.aspx#40726Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:03:42 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:40726GNUMD<p>So how would a physician provide care for senior citizens who primarily use medicare to pay for their services? &nbsp;It is very hard to opt out of that contract and still find patients.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=40726" width="1" height="1">