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This is a reprint of a letter to the editor published in The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, regarding the…
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Recurring SGR Mess: Medicare Doctor Payment Formula Flawed
Physicians and patients deserve better than this continuing series of eleventh hour temporary SGR fixes which Congress seems to be…
Doctor Medicare Payments a Political Football
Once again physicians are being used as a political football by the entrenched politicians in the Congress. While physicians are…
SGR vote in Senate on Monday being closely watched by physicians
For many years Congress has avoided dealing with a nagging problem that has plauged Medicare and physicians - the SGR…
AMA focus to lower rate of growth in total health spending – how?
The only sure way to lower costs is to limit services.
Holding down costs or improving quality? Interest Groups Vow to Cut Costs
Well, it is a great first step. One fueled by self-interest, concerns about "thrival" (thriving survival), true desire to evolve…
Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts
Congress is under fire for failing to fix the Medicare payment mess. Both parties are at fault. Democrats for linking…