Falling Rates of Public Orthopaedic Surgery Reimbursements and Utilization, 2016 to 2024
We observe that Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopaedic surgeries from 2016 to 2024 have fallen consistently with a large drop in utilization, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reimbursements for E/M services have fallen at attenuated rates with minimal changes in utilization. This demonstrates the supportive role that declining reimbursement rates may play in utilization and accessibility of orthopaedic surgery.
Authors
- Branden Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5294-9304)
- Adam S. Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-7821)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Levin Group (United States) (US)
- Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00897
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.73