Assuntos
Economia da Enfermagem , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015/economia , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015/organização & administração , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/economia , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/organização & administração , Reembolso de Incentivo/economia , Reembolso de Incentivo/organização & administração , Humanos , Legislação de Enfermagem , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015/legislação & jurisprudência , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/legislação & jurisprudência , Reembolso de Incentivo/legislação & jurisprudência , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Procedimentos Endovasculares/economia , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015/economia , Planos de Incentivos Médicos/economia , Indicadores de Qualidade em Assistência à Saúde/economia , Sistema de Registros , Reembolso de Incentivo/economia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/economia , Procedimentos Endovasculares/legislação & jurisprudência , Humanos , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015/legislação & jurisprudência , Planos de Incentivos Médicos/legislação & jurisprudência , Indicadores de Qualidade em Assistência à Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Reembolso de Incentivo/legislação & jurisprudência , Estados Unidos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/legislação & jurisprudênciaRESUMO
The cost of health care within the United States has continued to increase, whereas the quality of patient care has generally decreased in some areas. With the continued use of Medicare's former physician reimbursement algorithm, termed sustainable growth rate, national expenditures within the United States have been expected to increase 5.6% annually. To modernize the delivery and financing of care, Congress has introduced the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which has permanently eliminated and replaced the sustainable growth rate. The purpose of this study was to review MACRA and its implementation to determine how it would financially impact rural hospitals. Two reimbursement pathways have been created for physicians under the MACRA. In addition, the financing and competition among facilities created by the act have been expected to impact physicians and health care organizations. Rural hospitals have been set to receive reduced government reimbursements and have been predicted to compete poorly with larger hospitals and health care corporations. Furthermore, the payment tracks available through the act have been projected to impact solo and small practice physicians negatively.