10 reasons why I love Medicare as a physician

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I know. I know.  Medicare is the insurance that all of us love to hate.  But being both an internist and geriatrician, I have learned to see the good side of the sometimes annoying government program for several reasons:

1. Medicare’s fee schedule. It’s bad, but not that bad. Sure, Medicare’s fee schedule has only increased 3.1% over the past 12 years, while …

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