Sex-Based Differences in Medicare Reimbursements among Ophthalmologists Persist across Time.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate differences in Medicare reimbursements between male and female ophthalmologists between 2013 and 2019.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

Ophthalmologists receiving Medicare reimbursements between 2013 and 2019.

Methods

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File was used to determine total reimbursements and number of services submitted by ophthalmologists between 2013 and 2019. Reimbursements were standardized to account for geographic differences in Medicare reimbursement per service. Data from the American Community Survey (ACS) were used to determine socioeconomic characteristics (unemployment, poverty, income, and education) by zip code for the location of each physician's pr

SUBMITTER: Halawa OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9730864 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature