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AMA announces newly appointed RUC chair

Will guide vital work of convening physician insight and input that informs Medicare.

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RUC medical home recommendations

See the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee's (RUC) push to explore Alternative Payment Models, such as the patient-centered medical home.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
Members of the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee
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Conventional wisdom on criticism of RUC needs rethinking

A pair of health care economists conclude that the AMA-RUC is not overly biased against primary care specialties in its Medicare payment recommendations.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
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Fact check: The real truth about the RUC--and it's no secret

The AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) provides transparent recommendations to the government on the resources required to provide a medical service. Yet its role is often mischaracterized and deeply misunderstood.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
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Who can provide input into values of Medicare services?

While actual payment rates for Medicare services are limited by congressional budget games, the relative values assigned to those services are carefully weighed based on the resources required to provide each service. You might be surprised about who can provide input to shape those values.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
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Lifecycle of a code: How the CPT® and RUC process works

Clinicians should have a say in how medical nomenclature is created and how services are valued—after all, physicians and other qualified health care professionals are the ones directly responsible for providing patient care.

CPT® Editorial Panel