The Nation - News from May 19, 1989
More than 40% of the nation’s physicians are limiting their charges for Medicare patients, the Health Care Financing Administration said in Washington. HCFA said 283,475 physicians--40.7% of the 696,848 doctors who bill Medicare--signed agreements with the government in January saying they would not charge Medicare patients more than the government reimburses. The figure is up from 37.3% last year.
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