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Provider Reimbursement Following The Affordable Care Act, Brandon Bowling, David Newman, Craig White, Ashley Wood, Alberto Coustasse Dr. Ph, Md, Mba

Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH

Decreasing healthcare expenditure has been one of the main objectives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To achieve this goal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been tasked with experimenting with provider reimbursement methods in an attempt to increase quality, while decreasing costs. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of the ACA on physician reimbursement rates from CMS to determine the most cost effective method of delivering healthcare services. CMS has experimented with payment methods in an attempt to increase cost effectiveness. Medicare has offered shared cost savings incentives to reward quality care …