Medicare Legislation Fallout: Taking Sides

[Brief (Doctor) Punditry, Business of Healthcare, Healthcare & Health Policy Headlines, Medicare Policy] — Posted by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA on 12 July 2008 at 11:17 AM

As many are expecting the fate of a recent bill blocking cuts in Medicare reimbursements to physicians to head straight to veto, pundits from the healthcare policy sphere debate what the intended goals of its passage would have brought (or, will bring) to the overall business of healthcare.  Will shifting payments from physicians to payers give seniors more choice in their healthcare, as Republicans suggest; or, will this action limit access to care because of physician disenrollment — a concern of Democrats? | LINK

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