Another day, another way to try to save some money on Medicare.
The Obama administration announced Monday a massive pilotprogram to test a new method of paying primary care physicians fortreating Medicare patients. It’s one ofa number of initiatives the administration has launched in a broadeffort to move Medicare away from the traditional fee-for-servicepayment model.
The five year pilot will include 20,000 doctors who voluntarilysign up to participate. Half of them will receive about $15 a monthfor each Medicare patient they oversee, along with a fee for everyservice they provide. The other half will receive a monthly paymentnearly twice as large but will receive smaller fees forservices.
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