60% of Physicians Would Limit Number of New Medicare Patients if Scheduled Payment Cut Is Enacted, AMA Survey Finds

 
As part of AMA's campaign, the group released a survey of nearly 9,000 doctors showing that if the payment cut went into effect:

• 60% of doctors would limit the number of new Medicare patients they accept;
• More than two-thirds would defer the purchase of needed information technology in 2008;
• 50% would reduce their staff; and
• 14% would stop treating patients entirely.

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