MedCity News September 1, 2025
Physicians are facing rising workloads, shrinking support staff and declining reimbursement — resulting in a burnout crisis and threatening the sustainability of independent practices. Experts say urgent Medicare payment reforms are needed to prevent further consolidation, as well as preserve access to care.
Physicians in the U.S. are doing more work than ever before — but they’re getting paid less.
This month, consulting firm Kaufman Hall released new research on work relative value units, or wRVUs, for the nation’s physicians and advanced practice providers. This metric tracks providers’ productivity by measuring the amount of clinical work performed, such as patient visits, procedures and other billable services, adjusted for complexity and time. Each visit or service has an associated wRVU —...
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