2010 Proposed Medicare Changes
Very Interesting.
Culled from the latest 1100+ page document on (pages 716 & 717).
As you can see, the CY 2010 Changes pay less for Cardiology (-11%), Interventional Radiology (-10%), Nuclear Medicine (-13%), Radiation Oncology (-19%), Radiology (-11%).
Specialties with the highest increase in funding include Ophthalmology (11%), Family Practice (8%), Geriatrics (8%), Physical Medicine (7%), Internal Medicine (6%), Anesthesiology (6%), Interventional Pain Management (6%).
Personally I'm a bit confused as to why ophthalmology got such a huge bump, as did anesthesia, interventional pain management, and even orthopedic surgery all enjoy an increase in reimbursement. Meanwhile cardiology, radiology, and related radiologic service get pretty deep cuts.
Meanwhile GI, dermatology, emergency medicine, hold steady.
Looking at the graph, its easy to tell that it truly is a zero sum game. The combined impact nets 0-1% overall changes in funding, meaning that cuts in one area of medicine could be linked to increases in others.
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