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Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure" From: Gerald P. Rodriguez (geraldpr@cybermesa.com) Sun Mar 17 13:11:54 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Patti Tessler, RN, CS, Family Nurse Practitoiner: "BV, metronidazole allergy, no insurance" Previous message: mustapha Louahchi: "Re: ccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." Next in thread: Kevin Dew: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Reply: Kevin Dew: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Joe Cutchin: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Wfevans: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Not to belittle the issue of getting paid fairly for a post-partum tubal ligation, but this morning's front page story in the N.Y. Times (see link below) is dynamite. It describes the train-wreck in progress with physicians in ever increasing number now refusing to care for Medicare patients. In addition to the 5.4% cut this January 1st, there is to be a further cut each year from now to 2005 for a total of a 17% cut for medical services! The American Academy of Family Practice says that 17% of family doctors are not taking new Medicare patients. Some orthopedic surgeons are now longer willing to see Medicare patients. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/health/policy/17HEAL.html No problem with obstetrics, but are any of you limiting your elderly gyn patients? -- Gerald P. Rodriguez, M.D., FACOG Santa Fe Next message: Patti Tessler, RN, CS, Family Nurse Practitoiner: "BV, metronidazole allergy, no insurance" Previous message: mustapha Louahchi: "Re: ccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." Next in thread: Kevin Dew: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Reply: Kevin Dew: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Joe Cutchin: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure"" Maybe reply: Wfevans: "Re: Medicare Payments Cuts, Was Blues Paying "Second Procedure""

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