title: Has reform taken us where we wanted to go?
abstract: 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.
authors: American Society of Internal Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Boyle
mesh_terms: 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