Commentary: Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

John S Barbieri; Jeffrey J Miller; Harrison P Nguyen; Howard P Forman; Jean L Bolognia; Marta J VanBeek; Group for Research of Policy Dynamics in Dermatology

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.033

Commentary: Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Jun;76(6):1203-1205. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.033. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Authors

John S Barbieri¹, Jeffrey J Miller², Harrison P Nguyen³, Howard P Forman⁴, Jean L Bolognia⁵, Marta J VanBeek⁶; Group for Research of Policy Dynamics in Dermatology

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: john.barbieri@uphs.upenn.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
³ Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Department of Public Health (Health Policy), Economics, and Management, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa (Carver) College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

PMID: 28365041
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.033

No abstract available

Keywords: APM; MACRA; MIPS; SGR; The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; alternative payment model; dermatology; health care reform; health policy; merit-based incentive payment system; payment reform; small practices; sustainable growth rate.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Editorial

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Dermatologists / standards
Dermatologists / trends
Dermatology / economics
Dermatology / trends*
Female
Forecasting
Health Care Reform / legislation & jurisprudence*
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
Reimbursement Mechanisms / trends*
United States