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Healthcare Reform - 2015
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2015
Penalties for non-PQRS compliance
Physicians who do not successfully participate in PQRS will be penalized 1.5 percent of Medicare payment; penalized 2 percent for non-participation in following years.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015
‘Meaningful use’ or bust
Payment adjustments through Medicare being for eligible professionals and hospitals who do not demonstrate “meaningful use” of EHR technology; Stage 3 criteria begin.
Effective January 2015
Value-based physician payments
Physician payments tied to “quality” they provide, so higher value of care brings higher payments.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015
Sources: Healthcare.gov; Kaiser Family Foundation; AAHSA; The Physicians Foundation; CMS
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
