How Medicare Pays for Care | PriceDoc Talk
source: http://www.pricedoc.com/blog/2010/02/03/how-medicare-pays-for-care/
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A while ago Congress came up with a solution to control Medicare spending; however, the solution only solves the problem temporarily. “It sets spending targets. If they’re not met, fees paid to doctors, hospitals and nursing homes automatically are cut,” reports the Houston Chronicle. If targets aren’t met, these fees are supposed to be cut, but a majority of the time “those cuts have been triggered, Congress has stepped in at the last minute to soften or repeal them — usually with the provision that even larger cuts would take effect at some undetermined future date,” states the Houston Chronicle.
