Sen. Baucus States Needs to Fix Medicare’s Physician Payment Formula

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) stated to fix Medicare’s current physician payment formula, which project steep payment cuts and may limit seniors’ access to care, according to a news release from the American Medical Association.

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Sen. Baucus made his statements at the beginning of the committee mark-up of the Senate Finance healthcare reform legislation, according to the release. In his comments, he acknowledges that not enough was done to fix the Sustainable Growth Rate.

Read the AMA’s news release about Sen. Baucus’ comments on Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate for physicians.

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