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You're Saved From 26.5 Percent Physician Pay Cut
Published on Thu Feb 07, 2013
But RVU changes still in effect. Pathologists, along with all practitioners paid on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), can breathe a sigh of relief. Congress voted to halt the 26.5 percent rate cut for 2013 that was tied to the sustainable grown rate (SGR) formula. The action freezes Medicare payment rates at the 2012 level through Dec. 31, 2013. [...]