title: '90s may be decade for physician payment reform.
abstract: The '80s in health care were characterized by reform of Medicare payment for hospital services. The '90s are likely to be characterized by reforms in the manner in which physicians are paid for services to Medicare beneficiaries. In this article, the authors examine the steps that are already under way or proposed for reforms in the payment for physician services under Medicare.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Valiant
authors: P E
authors: PE
authors: Robey
mesh_terms: D005245:Fee Schedules; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D015442:Medicare Assignment / Q000639:trends*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States