Has reform taken us where we wanted to go?
ASIM's executive vice president assesses the history of physician payment reform and the implications for internists. Although the new fee schedule may not be perfect, the RBRVS is right on target--it reduces the disparities between payments for cognitive and procedural services.
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American Society of Internal Medicine, Washington, DC.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005245:Fee Schedules; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000639:trends*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States