title: 1997 Balanced Budget Act carries significant Medicare Impact.
abstract: Signed into law last August, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 includes significant changes in the Medicare program that will affect beneficiaries, health care providers, and state governments. Many of the changes regarding Medicare are effective January 1, 1998 and participating physicians should be aware of some surprising pitfalls and opportunities contained in the new law.
authors.affiliation: Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Healthcare Work Group, Nashville, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larios
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liggett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States