Baucus Unveils Medicare Reform Legislation With More Help For Seniors, Payment Increase For Docs

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (section-by-section summary) contains significant measures to make Medicare work better for the 44.1 million seniors enrolled, increases the program’s payments to health providers, and saves billions of dollars for taxpayers by reducing overpayments to some private Medicare plans.  [Read article]