New data specify pay cuts for 32 specialties in 2002

Article Overview

This article covers CMS data on projected Medicare payment changes under the physician fee schedule for a broad set of specialties in 2002, along with comparisons to prior years. It is relevant to physicians, specialty groups, coders, and billing professionals who track fee schedule impacts, conversion factor changes, and specialty-by-specialty payment trends. The piece includes a table of percentage payment changes and a brief explanation of the context behind the updated estimates.