Regional differences in reimbursement rates from Medicare, Medicaid, and FAIR Health across common procedures for neurological surgeons
Inherent differences exist between cities and states, including median income, employment rates, and health coverage. Despite geographic cost practice indices for Medicare and state-specific production of Medicaid, Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement rates did not vary across regions but were consistently and significantly lower than FAIR Health estimates throughout the US. Locale-specific variation in FAIR Health may further indicate a better accounting of regional differences in cost of practice.
Authors
- Jason Stacy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-8029)
- Rebecca J. Houston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-9951)
- Catherine A. Mazzola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-1800)
- Kristin Michelle Huntoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7211-8986)
- Laura Stone McGuire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8117)
- Brittany M. Gerald
- Katherine A. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6043-4927)
- Michael P. Ruebenacker
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- North Mississippi Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.6.jns24515
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81