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Medicare and Medicaid
New AMA Survey Finds Medicare Cuts Will Hurt Seniors
June 18th, 2007
Medicare patients' ability to get in and see the doctor will be severely hampered next year by a steep Medicare cut to physicians, according to a new survey released today by the American Medical Association (AMA). The survey, which jumpstarts a national campaign to stop next year's 10 percent cut, was completed by nearly 9,000 physicians, and their responses paint a bleak picture for the future of Medicare. "The AMA is deeply concerned by the alarming news that 60 percent of America's physicians will be forced to limit the number of new Medicare patients they will be able to care for next year when Medicare cuts physician payments," said AMA Board Chair Cecil B....
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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