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Medicare and Medicaid
AMA Doctors Tackle Medicare Payment Reform at Meeting
July 15th, 2007
AMA doctors spoke with one voice at the organization's annual meeting in Chicago today, calling on Congress to stop Medicare physician payment cuts and instead update payments in line with practice cost increases. Next year, Congress plans to cut Medicare physician payments by 10 percent, placing seniors' access to health care at risk. "The AMA is vigorously advocating for congressional action to stop Medicare cuts, and this action is a clear call to pursue legislation that provides for at least two years of payment updates that reflect increases in the costs of caring for seniors," said AMA Board Member William Hazel, M.D. "We are also calling on Congress to enact...
Source: Aging & Elder Health Week (2007-07-15)
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