Medicare Payments to Physicians.

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Corporate author / creator:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Imprint:	[S.l] : [s.n.], 2004.
Description:	38 p. : digital, PDF file.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medical economics. Physicians. Fees, Professional.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10640518

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Other uniform titles:	ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Notes:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report.
Summary:	Explains the Medicare fee schedule for payments to physicians under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 and the calculation of the annual update to the fee schedule. Reviews changes to the fee schedule under P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Examines issues related to the fee schedule, including calculation of the update, access to care, geographic variation in payments, Medicare and private payment rates, payments for oncology services, documentation for evaluation and management services, and concierge care.
Other form:	Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare

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