Aligning Physician Compensation to Achieve Financial Sustainability

After many years of near-inflationary increases in the conversion factor, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shifted the balance of payment between medical and surgical specialties. As a result, historical compensation plans no longer provide an economic framework for physician compensation. In this article, we provide recommendations to capitalize on the impending changes to physician compensation. CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule The CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) was...
By: FTI Consulting