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April 17, 2015

Obama Signs "Doc Fix" Law to Overhaul Medicare Payments 
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President Obama has signed the so-called "doc fix" law to overhaul how
doctors receive payment under Medicare, the federal health insurance
program for seniors and people with disabilities. The bill averts a cut
in doctors' pay, embracing a structure aimed at rewarding doctors for
quality of care, rather than the number of office visits. It also
extends a children's healthcare program for another two years. But the
measure cuts billions of dollars from Medicare and increases insurance
costs for higher-income seniors. The group Physicians for a National
Health Program has criticized the measure as a step toward Republicans'
goal of privatizing Medicare.

 

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