Cardiologists face 29% Medicare cut, Heart Surgeons slashed by 58%
TL/DR -
From 2005 to 2021, 16 healthcare specialties, including cardiology and surgery, saw significant drops in reimbursements when adjusted for inflation, according to a study by Christensen et al. During the same period, payments to nonphysicians such as nurse practitioners increased by 206.5%, while payments to limited-license physicians and…