Abstract
Key Findings. (1) Based on analysis of 2009 Medicare claims data, more than 70% of rural primary care physicians (PCP) and non-physician practitioners (NPP) qualify for payments under the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP) threshold (i.e., meet the > 60% of allowable Medicare charges). (2) The average incentive payment for qualifying rural PCPs would result in an additional $8,000 in Medicare patient revenue per year. For qualifying NPPs, the result is an additional $3,000 in Medicare patient revenue per year. (3) Only 9% of non-qualifying rural primary care providers were within 10 percentage points of the minimum threshold (60%) of Medicare allowed charges to qualify for PCIP payments.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
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Humans
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Medicare / economics*
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Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence
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Nurse Clinicians / economics
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Nurse Clinicians / legislation & jurisprudence
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Nurse Practitioners / economics
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Nurse Practitioners / legislation & jurisprudence
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Physician Assistants / economics
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Physician Assistants / legislation & jurisprudence
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Physicians / economics
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Physicians / legislation & jurisprudence
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Primary Health Care / economics*
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Primary Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
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Reimbursement, Incentive / economics*
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Reimbursement, Incentive / legislation & jurisprudence
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Rural Health Services / economics*
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United States