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 U.S. House of Representatives rejects a Senate bill that would have averted a 27.4 percent cut

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.