Specialty winners and losers: Who’s up, who’s down under 2020 fee schedule

Article Overview

This article is a high-level review of how the final 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule affects reimbursement across specialties. It focuses on the overall payment direction for selected provider groups, the role of RVU changes in work, practice expense, and malpractice inputs, and the budget-neutral framework behind the final totals. The piece is useful for physicians, practice managers, coders, and reimbursement staff who want to understand which specialties are expected to see relative gains or losses under the new fee schedule.