National Commission Urges Shift In Physician Pay Away From Fee-For-Service

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform has released a dozen recommendations to ultimately change how physicians are paid by public and private payers. In March, 2012, the Society of General Internal Medicine convened the commission to suggest new ways to pay the nation's physicians that could improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs. The commission's first recommendation urges payers over time to eliminate stand-alone, fee-for-service payment to medical practices. Then it suggests shifting to a system based on quality by testing new payment models over a five-year . . .