The Medicare premium is going up 13 percent next year

“Herb Kuhn, a senior official at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expressed concern about the growth in spending on doctors’ services, laboratory tests and outpatient procedures.

‘Medicare needs to move away from a system that pays simply for more services, regardless of their quality or impact on beneficiary health,’ Mr. Kuhn said. ‘The current system is not sustainable.’”

Thanks for the news flash Mr. Kuhn. Easier said than done my friend.

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