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Recent Developments in Medical
Billing and Reimbursement for PAs
on Partners in Practice
Recently, Aetna, which is one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, announced it would reimburse PAs at 85 percent of the physician pay schedule. So what does this move mean for PAs? Michael Powe, vice president of health systems reimbursement policy for the American Academy of Physician Assistants, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to look at the current reimbursement picture and how PAs can make sure they are being reimbursed for the care they provide. They also look at how this process could change in the future with healthcare reform.
Michael Powe is vice president of health services and reimbursement policy for the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Alexandria, Virginia. He has also worked in government affairs for the AAPA. Mr. Powe is an adjunct professor in the division of health sciences at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and lectures extensively about financing, reimbursement and third party insurance coverage.
 Lisa Dandrea Lenell is a physician assistant and the director of operations for an internal medicine practice in Illinois. She is passionate about bringing physician assistant and nurse practitioner issues into the spotlight, focusing on awareness and understanding of the professions. Mrs. Lenell is a graduate of the Physician Assistant Program at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has continued her relationship with Midwestern University, working as adjunct faculty. She has published in the prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal Dermatologic Surgery and has been featured in several professional journals.
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