This is an interesting conversation.
I'm trying to figure out this whole RVU thing before I apply for jobs... My understanding is that RVUs are compensated by CMS at about $34.89 / RVU. If that's the case, wouldn't $39/RVU actually be more than what is actually being paid by Medicare for our services? Is the sentiment that compensation should be >$50 because private insurance is paying significantly more than that? But I thought private insurance doesn't cough up all the time... can someone help me make sense of this?