BALTIMORE, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. government health officials issued a final rule to increase payments to primary care physicians who treat Medicare patients next year.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, also said there is a new policy to pay a patient's physician or practitioner to coordinate the patient's care in the 30 days following a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay.