Medicare tightens pay squeeze: House reform plan includes new managed care options

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The American Medical Association has mixed feelings about Medicare reforms being discussed in Congress in June 1997. The reforms would reduce Medicare spending by $115 billion over five years, and would restructure physician payment systems and Medicare programs. The AMA would have preferred more ambitious reforms in the structure of Medicare and less cost limitations for physicians. The AMA believes the reductions in physician pay are unfair, unreasonable, and too strictly controlled. The reform bill would also change health maintenance organizations payment systems.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Health Regulation, Medicine, Political activity, American Medical Association, Health maintenance organizations, Medical law

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We are telling Congress what Medicine needs

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The American Medical Assn has endorsed the House of Representatives Republican Medicare reform proposal because it favors doctors with a higher reimbursement rate than other plans. In addition, it will allow patients to choose their own physicians or opt for a managed care plan. Malpractice awards are also limited under the proposed plan. A Senate plan, however, calls for substantially deeper cuts in physician reimbursements; physicians must contact their representatives and lobby for the plan they prefer.

Column, Health care reform

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Medicare's shaky future

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Medicare is in jeopardy of going bankrupt due to rising costs and declining income. Medicare officials are considering imposing spending restrictions on hospital capital payments over several years. Medicare income was 1.2% lower than projected in 1995 while actual expenditures were 3.1% higher than trustees anticipated for the same time period. President Clinton is proposing a $116 bil cut in Medicare spending over six years compared to a $158 bil decrease initiated by Republicans.

Health care industry, Clinton, Bill

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