Mr. Binder notes that some members of Congress and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission have recommended cutting specialists’ reimbursements in order to boost pay for primary care physicians.
Actually, specialists provide essential services, writes Mr. Binder, noting that bone and joint disorders are the leading reason why patients visit doctors and the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting 107 million Americans.
Read Jeffrey Binder’s blog on the Obama administration orthopedic surgeon bias.
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