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More generally, does Medicare cover emergencies when traveling abroad? Medicare does not cover medical care you get outside the country. At the same time, Medicare Advantage plans that are proven to offer high-quality ca
...Overhaul Medicare's antiquated model. Fix the doc fix. Reward doctors for excellence and efficiency.
......if a bill isn't approved by Dec. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reinstate the 23.5 percent cut and tack on another 6.1 percent on Jan. 1, raising the cut to nearly 30 percent.
...Lawmakers will wait until after the elections to tackle the Dec. 1 Medicare pay cut, observers predict.
...But the immediate problem is more physicians are dropping Medicare now.
...Some doctors say Congress is playing games with medical care—and their livelihoods—by withholding reimbursement checks while fighting about whether to uphold planned cuts in the service.
..."Seniors are already experiencing access problems as a result of the complete congressional mismanagement of Medicare over the years..."
...In other cases, Medicare added treatments or screenings. In 2002, Medicare required a 5 percent fee cut. Congress allowed the cut to stand, but the next year it intervened with a temporary delay on a second scheduled cut
...As delays mount and stopgap solutions are set up, many are looking for a long-term solution
...Good leaders don’t pass the buck to someone else, nor do they defer difficult and potentially unpopular decisions until after their next re-election.
...For Medicare-eligible Americans, the situation is even more acute. Lives could be at stake. That is why the political gamesmanship over Medicare must cease.
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