Hospital and Surgeon Medicare Reimbursement Trends for Total Joint Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 1 million total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) are performed every year in the United States, creating Medicare cost concerns for policy makers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate recent trends in Medicare utilization and reimbursements to hospitals/surgeons for TJAs between 2012 and 2017.

Methods

We tracked annual Medicare claims and payments to TJA surgeons using publicly available Medicare databases and aggregated data at the county level. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression models were used to evaluate trends in procedure volume, utilization (per 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries), and reimbursement rates and to examine associations between county-specific variables and TJA utilization and reimbursements.

Results

Between 2012 and 2017

SUBMITTER: Lopez CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7320234 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature