Medicare reform could drive doctors away

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The example of the Plano, Texas healthcare sector indicates that the reform of the Medicare system may have the unintended consequence of discouraging physicians from treating Medicare recipients. Of the 50 physicians in Plano, very few will treat Medicare recipients. Some Congressional Democrats contend that cuts in Medicare proposed by the Republicans would restrict Medicare access, force recipients into managed care plans, or discourage aged people from seeking medical treatment.

Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Health aspects, Aged, Elderly, Laws, regulations and rules, Forecasts and trends, Health care industry, Physicians, Medical professions, Social policy, Republican Party (United States), Medicare, Plano, Texas

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Deficit AMA budget invests in health reform arena

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The American Medical Assn (AMA) predicts a deficit of $1.7 million in the 1993 budget, including expenditures to keep the organization in the vanguard of the health reform debate. Reserve funds will maintain the society's financial viability in spite of allocating $3.8 million for the health reform program, Health Access America. Other AMA expenditures and revenue forecasts are detailed.

Planning, Finance, American Medical Association, Health care reform

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