Commentary: Physician payment under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A global storm looms on the horizon.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colo. Electronic address:

Published: March 2022

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