CMS: Spending on physician payments will slow in 2009

Article Overview

This article summarizes CMS projections for national health expenditures and the expected pace of spending growth in healthcare, with special attention to physician and clinical services. It is relevant to healthcare administrators, physician practices, coders, and reimbursement professionals who follow Medicare spending trends, federal policy, and annual payment outlooks. The piece also references CMS commentary on physician payment policy and the broader budget context in which those projections were issued.