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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Reviewing the estimated payment update for physician services

Reviewing the estimated payment update for physician services

June 1, 2000

When preparing the final 2001 update to the physician fee schedule’s conversion factor, the Secretary should review the data and methods used to project growth in enrollment in traditional Medicare and explain the methods used to project that growth.

Appeared in: June 2000 - Chapter 7

Topics: Physicians and other health professionals.