The Important Role of the AMA RVS Update Committee in Medicare Payments

As a member of the AMA RUC panel, I am passionate about the influence we have on payment policies and encourage every member of the ACR to let their voices be heard. Although it may seem disheartening, we cannot give up the fight for our profession and our patients. We must continue the fight through our influence by keeping our positions within the AMA.

To Join or Renew Membership
To join or renew membership in the AMA, ACR members can go online or call the AMA at 800-262-3211. Remember: The ACR needs to know when you join or renew your AMA membership; send an email to [email protected] to notify the ACR.

Timothy J. Laing, MD, is a rheumatologist with the Michigan Medicine Rheumatology Clinic and an associate professor at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He is board certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology. Dr. Laing represents the ACR on the AMA, RUC and CPT committees.

The American Medical Association consists of two key groups: 1) the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), which oversees the annual updates to the physician work relative values, and 2) the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel, which assigns new or revised codes in the CPT book. The CPT Process Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) was…

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