Medicare. What should a doctor do?
Dear Dr. Geiger,
As you know, last week, the Senate failed to pass a series of extensions that included a temporary halt to the 21.2 percent cut in Medicare physician payments. As a result, the cut went into effect on March 1st. It does appear that Congress will extend current rates — hopefully this week — but we expect the extension to only provide temporary relief. This pattern of short-term patches has created a crisis that will have negative and far-reaching impact on providers, patients and the health care delivery system and violates one of the College’s core principles — access … Continue Reading

