Power over prices. New advisory board may take aim at doctors' pay, other healthcare sectors.
As the pieces of reform are falling into place, providers are worried about the effect a new board will have on payments. While hospitals are exempt from Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations until 2019, they're worried how changes to payment to other sectors will affect the system as the era of accountable care organizations dawns. "We need fair payment for primary-care doctors," says Herbert Pardes, left, of New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
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