Physician groups fight for budget surplus dollars

Article Overview

This article covers competing physician advocacy efforts surrounding Medicare budget-surplus proposals, physician fee schedule updates, and the ongoing transition to resource-based practice expense relative value units. It is relevant to physicians, medical specialty societies, practice administrators, and coding or reimbursement professionals who follow Medicare payment policy, practice expense methodology, and legislative advocacy. The article also references the organizations and policy groups involved in the debate and the broader Medicare payment areas potentially affected by surplus funding decisions.