Medicare Payment from MACRO and MICRO Perspectives

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Payment & Practice Management| August 2021 Medicare Payment from MACRO and MICRO Perspectives Sharon K. Merrick, MS, CCS-P Sharon K. Merrick, MS, CCS-P Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor August 2021, Vol. 85, 39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000768852.72231.06 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Sharon K. Merrick; Medicare Payment from MACRO and MICRO Perspectives. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:39 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000768852.72231.06 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: medicare, microbiology procedures When looking at Medicare payment rates, one needs to consider two perspectives. The first is the conversion factor (CF) or the dollar-per-unit rate. This might be considered the MACRO point of view. The second is the base units or relative value units (RVUs) assigned at the individual CPT® code level – the MICRO point of view. This month's column describes how each of these contribute to Medicare payments and provides suggestions on how you can help at both levels. One challenge for all of medicine – and anesthesia in particular – is that Medicare payment rates do not even keep pace with inflation. This fact can be clearly demonstrated by a review of information found in reports that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) submits to Congress. MedPAC issues reports to Congress in March and June of each year. The two reports serve as the main means by which... You do not currently have access to this content.