Becker's Healthcare July 12, 2024
CMS proposed a 2.8% conversion factor reduction to its physician fee schedule for 2025 July 10.
Ten physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the move and what steps should be taken in response.
Editor’s note: These responses were lightly edited for clarity and length.
Harel Deutsch, MD. Co-Director of the Rush Spine Center (Chicago): Physicians pay has generally been dramatically reduced due to inflation over the past few years and CMS cuts would be adding insult to injury. There will be a lot of consequences to the reduction in physician pay. Increasingly, patients do not see doctors. I routinely review records where patients only saw physician assistants and advanced practice nurses for years for sometimes complex problems. My opinion is...
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