title: College report analyzes recent Medicare data.
abstract: The growth in Medicare payments to physicians continues to be a major concern for federal policymakers. In order to gain a better understanding of the trends in Medicare spending for surgical services, the College obtained Medicare Part B claims data for the years 1986 through 1988, which were analyzed and published in a report that was issued in December 1990. The following article describes the federal activity that prompted the College to commission this report on Medicare Part B spending trends, and presents some of the significant results of the analysis.
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Hill
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D005245:Fee Schedules; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States