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Doctors fight penalty for heavy test use
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2009
Doctors are trying to remove a provision in the Senate's latest health bill that would cut Medicare payments to those who administer the most tests and treatments. The proposal is aimed at reducing waste, and is one of several proposals in the bill by the Senate Finance Committee that could change how doctors are evaluated and paid, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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