Becker's Healthcare September 21, 2023
Here are three numbers leaving ASC leaders wary:
3.3: CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 suggests a 3.3 percent cut to the physician fee schedule conversion factor. Inflation is expected to increase 4.5 percent next year.
124,000: The overall shortage of physicians in the U.S. could reach 124,000 by 2034. Of those, up to 48,000 could be in primary care and 76,000 will be specialists, surgeons...