On May 9, 2012, a Maryland federal court judge determined that Congress precluded the courts from reviewing the method by which Medicare determines how much doctors get paid by Medicare. Six Georgia physicians had brought a federal lawsuit challenging the method by which the Physician Fee Schedule… Read More
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Lower Insurance Reimbursements, Not Medical Malpractice Claims, Causing Doctors To Close Their Practices
For several years now, the doctors’ lobbyists and the doctors’ medical malpractice insurance companies have argued that medical malpractice claims and “frivolous lawsuits” are causing doctors to flee their practices. Their argument goes something like this: a patient with a bad medical… Read More
