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#1 Reason Doctors do not want to treat or become a Medicare patient.

April 17, 2010

#1 Obamacare.

I got this special alert describing the congressional approach to paying doctors for their work.  Basically, decrease pay by more than 21% and hold those payment  for several weeks to discuss it some more.  Maybe the bill will be repealed.  Maybe not.

Special Alert on Obamacare

Official CMS announcement regarding April claims processing
CMS continues to work with Congress towards possible legislative action to extend the zero percent update for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.  The zero percent … Continue Reading

Medicare. What should a doctor do?

March 2, 2010

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