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You're Saved From 26.5 Percent Physician Pay Cut
Published on Mon Mar 25, 2013
But RVU changes still in effect. Ophthalmologists can expect a reprieve from the dreaded 2013 pay cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Congress voted to halt the 26.5 percent rate cut that was tied to the sustainable grown rate (SGR) formula. In addition to freezing Medicare payment rates at the 2012 level through Dec. 31, 2013, the bill [...]