DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2009 Issue 6 (June)

Baucus: Some provider pay cuts will be needed to fund reform bill

Some sort of reduction to your payments will be needed to pay for the cost of comprehensive health reform, according to the veteran lawmaker leading the reform effort.

"There are some provider expenses, reimbursements that ... according to [the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission or MedPAC], should be trimmed a little bit," said Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. "And we're going to get that done. And that's going to help quite a bit."

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