title: Congress sets Medicare on a whole new course.
abstract: You know it as the Balanced Budget Act. It could be called the Medicare Transformation Act, since it changes everything from doctors' fees to seniors' enrollment options.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pretzer
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