A perfect storm: changes impacting Medicare threaten primary care access in underserved areas.
A convergence of three policies could reduce physician Medicare payments by 14.9 to 22.3 percent in 2008, which could jeopardize access for Medicare beneficiaries in underserved areas. Congress and the Executive Branch should coordinate their roles in setting Medicare payment policy, because their overlapping decisions can have additive impact.
Xierali
Imam
I
Bazemore
Andrew W
AW
Phillips
Robert L
RL
Petterson
Stephen M
SM
Dodoo
Martey S
MS
Teevan
Bridget
B
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