Young doctors mull lawsuit over Medicare pay

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The American Medical Assn's (AMA) Young Physicians Section is debating whether or not to file a lawsuit against the Health Care Financing Administration for a policy that reduces new physicians' Medicare payments. The original Medicare provision, passed in 1987 as part of a federal budget act, limited first-year physicians to 80% of full payment, increasing the amount by 5% per year. The AMA has pledged to increase its lobbying efforts in Congress to eliminate unfair pay differentials.

Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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$54 billion in Medicare savings means $9 billion in MD pay curbs

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House and Senate budget negotiators plan to specify about $54 billion in Medicare cuts. Eight to nine billion are expected to come from physician reimbursement, mainly from the 1994 inflation update. Congress is expected to reduce the update to about 4%, with primary care physicians receiving a higher update than some other specialties. Additional budget issues of interest to physicians are discussed, including the ban on self-referrals.

Public Finance Activities, Budget Process, Administration of Public Health Programs, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Medicare B, Medicare A, Budgeting

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Medicare savings will bring smaller doctor raises

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Medicare spent far less money than anticipated on physician reimbursement in 1992, possibly due to a new resource-based relative value scale that rewarded physicians for charging fees below spending limits. Even so, Pres Clinton is considering at least $8.6 billion in physician fee restraints for 1994-1998, a strategy that some experts view as inadequate for addressing the underlying reasons for rising health care costs.

Health aspects, Budget deficits

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