When researching Medicare plans, individuals can consider which doctors or healthcare facilities nearby accept Medicare. Several online tools can help locate a Medicare-approved doctor. Medicare has a ...

If a doctor doesn’t accept Medicare, you can choose to see them and pay more, or you can find a different provider. Medicare has an online directory of participating providers. When you’re enrolled in ...

Under current rules, Medicare payments for physicians do not adjust with inflation as they do for hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. This results in a fixed payment structure ...

Everything about running a medical practice has been getting more expensive, especially in the last few years — salaries are up, rent is up, equipment and office supplies are up. “At the same time, ...

At the beginning of this year, Medicare hit doctors with a pay cut. Congress must reverse that cut soon — and enact a permanent fix in the way it pays doctors. Absent action, many independent ...

CHICAGO -- Should the American Medical Association (AMA) be advising its members on how they can stop accepting Medicare insurance and still stay in business? Members of the AMA House of Delegates ...