Effort builds for "fair and equitable" reimbursement: Health Care Economics Committee prepares for AMA's coding review.(American Medical Association)

On April 22-23, ASHA's Health Care Economics Committee (HCEC) met to prepare for the first review of physician work related to audiology and speech-language pathology codes in five years by the American Medical Association's Relative Update Committee (RUC). It is anticipated that the review will begin later this year.

The recognition of the "physician work" component in the Medicare payment system is the most pressing reimbursement issue to face audiology and speech-language pathology, and could shape the future of Medicare reimbursement to the professions. Currently ...

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