President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., may target changes to Medicare’s physician reimbursement system, according to reports from The Washington Post and others. Discussions include revising thousands of billing codes that dictate physician payments, a process currently influenced by the AMA’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). Critics argue that reimbursement models favor specialized medicine, diverting resources and talent away from primary care.
New HHS leader could overhaul Medicare physician reimbursement: reports (Medical Economics)
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