re: Why Are All the Doctors Leaving Comprehensive Pain Management in BR?

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This is the root of the reason why many pain docs are getting out. Most pain docs made the vast majority of their money through ancillary services like toxicology. CMS has cut those services way back so that there isn’t nearly enough money to share with doctors. As a result many pain docs are bailing on the hassle of the opioid crisis.

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Curious where you stand on this, because since the new CLFS rates have been released, CMS is saying they will save close to 700M on medicare part B. Idk much about it, I'm just an insurance dude. I know some smaller, rural, critical access hospitals are going to take a lab hit and likely simply not offer lab services. At least that's what I've read.