DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 7 (July)

Proposed 2012 physician fee schedule would cut your pay by 30%

If Congress fails to pass a “doc fix” bill by year end, doctors and other practitioners could be facing an almost 30% fee cut next year, CMS confirmed in the proposed 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule, released July 1.

However, orthopedists may see a 1% increase to their RVUs due to changes in the way CMS calculates your practice expense relative value units (PE RVUs), which could add up to a net fee increase if Congress does act. 

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