AARP Worried Congress Won't Have Doctor Payments Ready By 2012

The next big issue for Medicare will be how Congress decides to pay doctors for their services. A series of short term agreements in the past covered the payment gap.  This year’s gap could be as much as three hundred billion dollars.  Sarah Jennings with AARP-South Dakota says something has to be done by the end of the year…

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Jennings says the lack of a “doc fix” could have a direct impact on health care for senior citizens…

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