Medicare Volume Growth and Shift in Payments From Physicians to Non-Physician Practitioners Under Statutory Budget Neutrality

• Main Authors: Eric W. Christensen PhD (Author), Gregory N. Nicola MD (Author), Elizabeth Y. Rula PhD (Author), Lauren P. Nicola MD (Author), Joshua A. Hirsch MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Volume increases, inflation, statutory freezes in physician payments, and the budget neutrality requirement for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule have resulted in persistent inflation-adjusted conversion factor decreases. This study aimed to determine if relative value unit (RVU) volume increases...