American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee

GAO calls data used to determine physician pay potentially flawed

Federal investigators say the current process to review and recommend how Medicare pays doctors leaves it susceptible to inaccurate reporting and conflicts of interests.

report (PDF) released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office found “weaknesses” in the survey data used by the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee, also known as RUC.

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Steven Ross Johnson
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