You can expect the 21% cut to Medicare reimbursements will be a hot topic in the news this week. Congress has until April 14 to prevent claims from being processed at the reduced rate. Here's a round-up of recent Medicare-related news coverage in the press:
The Fresno Bee reports local physicians are worried the Medicare pay cut is going to go through.
The Wall Street Journal outlines basic Medicare changes in the new health care reform law.
The Hill reports White House Budget Director Peter Orszag thinks health care reform will realize more savings than what's projected in Congressional Budget Office studies.
There's been lots of discussion on taxes (a national value added tax, or VAT) and entitlement reform (Medicare and Social Security) to reduce annual deficits and the national debt. Washington Post columnist David Broder summed up the discussion over the last week in his op-ed on Sunday.