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AMA balks at temporary 'fix' to Medicare physician payments

The five-year "doc fix" under consideration by House Democrats is not going over too well with the American Medical Association. The AMA wants a permanent fix to prevent a drastic 21.3 percent cut

Physician reimbursement rate fix would cost $276 billion, CBO estimates

If lawmakers ever get around to permanently fixing the long-delayed Sustainable Growth Rate formula, which will cut physician Medicare payments by 21 percent if not addressed by June 1, it will cost

Medicaid pay cuts drive home need to reach out to commercial business

This Friday the Florida Legislature is expected to pass a new state budget that includes a 7 percent Medicaid rate cut for most hospitals, reports Health News Florida . On the "positive" side, the

Doctors dropping patients as Medicare reimbursement cut looms

While the 21.2 percent cut to Medicare reimbursement for physicians isn't officially scheduled to take effect until tomorrow pending Congressional measures to reverse the cut, many doctors nationwide