Blog

Doctors Face Payment Cuts for Patients on Medicare

Posted by: David Patton
July 02, 2008
Topic: Information On Healthcare Providers

News and articles

Doctors face a 10 percent cut in Medicare payments.

In the Senate, supporters fell two votes short of the 60 needed to close debate. The vote was 58 to 40.

Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association, said the cuts would force doctors to limit the number of new Medicare patients they treat.

Lawmakers are leaving town this week for the Fourth of July holiday. They could increase doctor's payments. But there is not guarantee.

http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/prescription/newsroom.html

Topics

Civil Lawsuit Cases
Elder Medical Neglect
FDA adds warning drug labels
Hospital Errors
Information On Healthcare Providers
Medical Insurance
Medical Malpractice Insurance
Patient Empowerment
Patient Rights
Pharmaceutical
Reports: Data on Vioxx was misused
Study Shows No Malpractice Premium Crisis For Massachusetts Physicians
The Alliance for Retired Americans
Third Generation Oral Contraceptives Warning
Tort Reform

Recent Updates

August 07, 2008
Complaints Undermine Hip Device

August 01, 2008
Hospital could lose all federal payments

July 24, 2008
Clinical trial of deep brain stimulation for depression

July 17, 2008
The Fairness Foundation, Inc.

July 09, 2008
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding

Archives

August, 2008
July, 2008
December, 2007
July, 2007

Web Resources

FindLaw
Thomson West
U.S. Courts
Westlaw
United States Chamber of Commerce
FirstGov
Library of Congress
White House
Internal Revenue Service
Yahoo!Legal Blog Directory