This should come as no surprise. I wonder if the AMA and ACP will continue to be so supportive after hearing this recommendation from the IOM:
The institute said Congress should cut the base payments that Medicare makes to hospitals, nursing homes, insurers and doctors. Then, it should use the savings to create pools that reward providers when they do work that has been proven effective in improving a patient’s health, it said.





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