Physician payment reform. How the new Medicare fee schedule affects you

Ernst & Young, an Associate Member of AGPA, has prepared an analysis of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA 89), which contains more than 80 provisions, to explain the timetable and methodology for implementation of new Medicare fee schedules. W. Susan Dempsey, a senior manager with Ernst & Young, prepared the tables and charts for this article in the Group Practice Journal to highlight those provisions that will have the greatest impact on group practices. While all questions may not be answered in one summary of this complex law, hopefully the explanations and illustrations provided by the accounting-health care consulting firm will provide useful enlightenment.