With a 21% cut to Medicare reimbursement rates set to take effect Monday, the nation's largest physician organization has informed its members about their options -- which include shutting off practices to new Medicare patients.
"To our physicians, we are providing information on their Medicare participation options, including how to remove themselves from the Medicare program," said James Rohack, president of the American Medical Association, whose more than 250,000 members include doctors, medical students and faculty members.
Doctors threaten Medicare backlash
Medicare is in financial trouble and this is government way of fixing it. No, it didn't cross their mind to cut government salaries that are almost doubles the average of US salary.
What's next? Forcing doctors to work for government?