Neil Baum, MD, offers physicians a simple ethics check: Could you comfortably explain your decision to a patient or colleague over coffee?
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Surgery Assistance Fees
What does Medicare pay physicians who assist at a surgery?
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Question: What does Medicare pay physicians who assist at a surgery?
Answer: Medicare pays 16 percent of the global for physicians who assist. See page 4 of this transmittal from CMS:
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