John Iglehart, New England Journal of Medicine, August 7, 2008
Describing the recent compromise reached over the scheduled fee cuts for physicians under Medicare, Iglehart writes that "….the remuneration problem remains unresolved for the longer term. No one is satisfied with the current formula by which Medicare calculates physician fees, but Congress has hesitated to act because of the hefty price tag that would be attached to any change deemed acceptable to both policymakers and physicians. Members of Congress have urged physician groups to develop their own proposals, but because any viable plan is certain to result in both winners and losers, organized medicine, too, has been reluctant to act.” As a result, we can only expect "Band-Aid" fixes for the near future.Read More
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