Raw Medicare data singles out radiation oncology. That’s misleading.
This past April, just after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the highly-anticipated 2012 Medicare provider charge data, the New York Times published an article,”Sliver of Medicare Doctors Get Big Share of Payout.”
Almost everyone agrees that transparency in the Medicare payment system will likely lead to more efficient health care delivery with less waste and less fraud. However, thoughtful analysis must be performed so that undue stigmatization …
