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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Issues in Medicare beneficiaries’ access to primary care (1)

Issues in Medicare beneficiaries’ access to primary care (1)

June 14, 2019

The Congress should require advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to bill the Medicare program directly, eliminating “incident to” billing for services they provide.

Appeared in: June 2019 - Chapter 5

Topics: Physicians and other health professionals.