New Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News)

Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill older patients: consulting with other specialists, talking to families and caregivers, interacting with pharmacists and more. Continue reading article here…

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