Gender-based variation seen in Medicare reimbursement for surgery

Considerable gender-based variation is seen in practice patterns and reimbursement among different surgical subspecialties serving the Medicare population, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Surgery. Muhammad Musaab Munir, M.D., from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, and colleagues examined variations in practice metrics and billing practices among female and male surgeons in a retrospective cross-sectional study using publicly available Medicare Fee-for-Service Provider Utilization and Payment data. The analysis included 20,549 general surgeons (24.5 percent female and 75.5 percent male), 1,065 surgical oncologists (42.3 percent female and 57.7 percent male), and 1,601 colorectal surgeons Read More