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Watch For Proposed MPFS Surgery Price Changes

Published on Fri Aug 18, 2017

Look for tweak to merit-based pay adjustments, too. With CMS's recent release of the proposed rule for the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the word on the street is that you can expect some ups and downs for your general surgery practice pay next year. Good news: The proposed conversion factor (multiplier for procedure RVUs, or relative value units) doesn't [...]
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