Cohen: Medicare Payment Cuts are Not Sustainable
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The Medical Society of the State of New York, the American Medical Association and others are expressing strong disapproval of a federal spending plan that does not avert physician pay cuts for Medicare. MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen says doctors are shocked that legislators would allow the payment cut to remain even when the GOP Doctors Caucus voiced support for addressing it, adding that physician reimbursements have been declining since 2001. “This is simply not sustainable and is a major reason why so many community-based physician practices have been unable to remain afloat to deliver care to their patients,” Cohen says.
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