*Please click on image to see enlarged version of the Stimulus Physician Medicare Incentives Graph.
(High-level details shared by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Science and Technology in the House and Committee on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the Senate - subject to interpretation).
Funding and Incentives for a Certified Electronic Health Record:
Over $30B in Direct Health IT Adoption and Infrastructure Incentives. $17.7B for Medicare and $12.4B for Medicaid, $300M for Health Information Exchanges and $85M for Indian Health Services.
Medicare Incentives to Physicians. Incentives for eligible professionals under Medicare are increased to a maximum amount of $44,000 between 2011-2015. 1% annual reductions begin in 2015.
Medicaid Incentives to Pediatricians as well as Underserved and Rural Communities. Eligible professionals with these designations can receive incentive payments up to $63,750 between 2010-2015.
Health Professional Shortage Area Bonus. The conference agreement would provide a 10% increase in Medicare incentive payments for eligible professionals practicing in areas designated as having shortages of health professionals.
Clinical Research Funding. $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Regional Health Information Exchanges. $300 million in grants to support regional health information exchanges was retained but moved to the corresponding funding sections in the Act.
Funding and Incentives for a Certified Electronic Health Record:
Over $30B in Direct Health IT Adoption and Infrastructure Incentives. $17.7B for Medicare and $12.4B for Medicaid, $300M for Health Information Exchanges and $85M for Indian Health Services.
Medicare Incentives to Physicians. Incentives for eligible professionals under Medicare are increased to a maximum amount of $44,000 between 2011-2015. 1% annual reductions begin in 2015.
Medicaid Incentives to Pediatricians as well as Underserved and Rural Communities. Eligible professionals with these designations can receive incentive payments up to $63,750 between 2010-2015.
Health Professional Shortage Area Bonus. The conference agreement would provide a 10% increase in Medicare incentive payments for eligible professionals practicing in areas designated as having shortages of health professionals.
Clinical Research Funding. $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Regional Health Information Exchanges. $300 million in grants to support regional health information exchanges was retained but moved to the corresponding funding sections in the Act.
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