Medicare Proposes Payment Changes Impacting Specialists and Oncology
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Medicare proposes across-the-board cuts to medical procedure payments, targeting overpriced services and aiming to reduce disparities between highly paid specialists and primary care doctors, while criticizing the outdated and complex billing system influenced by industry lobbying.
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