With a disproportionate composition of sub-specialists, this shadowy group is skewing the reimbursement pot against primary care:
The story of the RUC often reminds me of conspiracy theories. They (we never really know who they are) determine the fate of the world (or at least the economy). The RUC has disproportionate power and has apparently taken a reasonable idea (RBRVS) and may have corrupted it.
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Dr. Reece took that paragraph, verbatim, from my original post on the RUC.
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