Docs Worried as Payment Cut Deadline Nears

Posted by Chris Pace on February 24, 2010 under News | Be the First to Comment

Despite a stepped-up lobbying effort over the past months, leading physicians’ groups appear resigned and exasperated with the idea that Congress will not take permanent action to fix the sustainable growth rate formula before 21% reimbursement cuts for Medicare take effect March 1.
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