On January 1, 2013, the Medicare physician payment cut will be nearly 30 percent!

Seniors may lose their choice of physician on March 1st and physicians will face a 27.4% cut if Congress does not act to protect Medicare.

There continues to be bipartisan interest in taking this opportunity to repeal the SGR

The latest CMS estimate, which could be revised, assumes that Congress will not step in to override cuts required by law.

"Doctors opting out are canaries in a coal mine," said [Dr.] Bailey, a Fort Worth allergist. "Opting out is such a drastic step — it's often a last-ditch effort to save struggling practices — that a dramatic increase

The HEALTH Act, supported by the AMA and other organizations, heads to the House floor despite initial constitutional concerns from Texas Republicans.