Medicare Meltdown

The Texas Medical Association unveils new statewide physician survey data showing the devastating changes physicians would be forced to make if Congress does not act by January. Only Congress can stop the almost 30-percent cut in Medicare doctor payments scheduled for Jan. 1. Unfortunately, Medicare patients — senior citizens and people with long-term disabilities — and TRICARE patients from military families are likely to have coverage but not a physician of their choice.

News Coverage

• "Half of Texas doctors may quit Medicare if cuts enacted, survey finds" Fort Worth Star-Telegram 
• "Facing payment cuts, half of Texas doctors surveyed say they'd consider leaving Medicare" Austin American-Statesman 
• "Half of Texas Doctors Would Drop Medicare Patients If Cuts Come" KUT-FM News 
• "Half Of Texas Doctors May Drop Medicare If Cuts Enacted, Survey Says" Huffington Post
• "The Problem with Medicare Spending — and the Proposals to Fix It,"
  The Texas Tribune