Just thought you should know:
As concerns Medicare:
The law calls for 10 % incentive payments for primary care physicians.
The law requires 5 % incentive payments for mental health services.
The law says that in 2010 and 2011, Medicare will make changes to its payment rates that will benefit physicians in rural and low cost areas.
In 2013 and 2014, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians will be raised to match Medicare rates. The federal government will provide 100% of the funding needed for states to meet this requirement. (Medicaid payments are generally 30% lower than Medicare rates.)
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The new law also takes steps to keep doctors' doors open for Medicare patients. Physicians will get bonus payments for primary care, a little-noticed strategy to promote access for seniors.
And it is important to note what is not changing under health insurance reform. The law explicitly prohibits any cuts to seniors’ guaranteed Medicare benefits.
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