Monday, June 30, 2008

The Associated Press: Medicare fees to doctors to fall starting Tuesday

The Associated Press: Medicare fees to doctors to fall starting Tuesday: "One unpleasant task lawmakers will have over the July 4 recess is explaining to seniors why they didn't stop a 10 percent fee cut, going into effect Tuesday, for doctors who treat Medicare patients.

Physicians have been running ads hinting that patients may find doctors less willing to treat them.

In a particularly vitriolic exchange, Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for what Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association, said has put the country 'at the brink of a Medicare meltdown.'"

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