New Poll Shows Public Worried About Medicare Cuts Impact On Seniors, Boomers — Wants Congress To Act

Eight out of 10 Americans are concerned about access to care for seniors’ and baby boomers because of government cuts to physicians caring for Medicare patients, according to a new public poll released today by the American Medical Association (AMA). On July 1, Medicare payments to physicians will be cut 10.6 percent, and over the next decade the cuts will grow to about 40 percent while medical practice costs increase 20 percent.

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Filed under: Seniors on April 2nd, 2008