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RVS Update Committee (RUC)

Mar 29, 2023 ·

RVS Update Committee (RUC)

Understand the role the AMA/Specialty Society RUC plays in providing physicians a voice in shaping Medicare relative values.

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Mar 27, 2023 ·

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Recommendations from the RVS Update Committee’s (RUC’s) Relativity Assessment Workgroup and CMS for new and revised CPT codes.

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Mar 20, 2023 ·

Here’s how to cultivate equity in the CPT code set landscape

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