MedPAC Physician Fee Schedule Update Proposal Too Generous – Scully
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Congress must weigh two apparently conflicting goals in determining the Medicare physician fee schedule update for 2003 - curtailing the volume of provider services and maintaining access to new technologies, according to CMS
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