The report includes responses from 1,200 physicians, 30 percent of whom are primary care physicians and 76 percent of whom are specialists.
When asked how strongly they agree with the following statements with regard to payer roles and regulations, respondents reported the following:
• Payers have become more intrusive into physician-patient relationship — 45 percent
• Time and effort to get reimbursed by payers is increasing — 37 percent
• Admin costs my practice incurs to comply with payer rules and regulations significantly affect my bottom line — 34 percent
• Payers inhibit the care I would like to provide to my patients — 27 percent
• Time I spend interacting with payers and 3rd parties inhibits ability to spend time with patients — 27 percent
• My clinical decisions are being based more on what payers are willing to cover rather than what I think is best for my patients — 22 percent
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