Update On Opt Outs in Medicare
I last reported about specialties opting out of Medicare in November 2023. As of September of that year, 31,603 had opted out, a 7.8% increase over January 2023. Almost 14,000 mental health clinicians had opted out, about 5500 of whom were psychologists, the single largest group opting out. Nurse Practitioners showed the largest increase (~8%) …