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Time for a Change?
By Miriam J. Laugesen PhD
[Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University]
via: NIHCM Foundation | 1225 19th Street, NW | Suite 710 | Washington | DC | 20036 www.nihcm.org
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) just released an important review of the way the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) and CMS value physician services for Medicare. The report finds significant flaws in the data and processes used, echoing a recent Expert Voices essay by RUC researcher Miriam Laugesen.
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In this essay, Dr. Laugesen illustrates inaccuracies with work time estimates and the shortcomings of specialty society surveys. She also highlights ways to introduce greater precision and transparency to the process of updating Medicare physician fees. Read more…
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