Medicare cuts will adversely affect seniors and baby boomers
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Unless the U.S. Senate acts, on March 1, seniors in Tennessee will wake up facing a new reality where access to health care and choice of physician is severely limited – a Medicare meltdown due to a drastic 21 percent payment cut to physicians caring for Medicare patients. [Original News Article]
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March 1 is a notable date for physicians; it’s the date when Medicare physician payment cuts across the country are slated to be cut by about 21 percent. [Original News Article]
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When the Senate returns from its two-week recess, it will be under intense pressure to halt a 21 percent cut in payments to physicians who treat patients on Medicare — although the fix would provide only a stopgap remedy that doctors have deemed inadequate. [Original News Article] Related NewsLegislation Would Clear Path to Permanent Medicare...
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