title: Lobbies, lawmakers pitch their messages. Washington gets an earful about Medicare payment policies and managed-care reform.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hallam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States