It backs PCPs into a corner:
When costs go up, Medicare cuts fees across-the-board. Specialists respond by performing more procedures, but PCPs can’t do anything but see more patients in less time.
The divergence between primary care and specialists’ income is increasing, and it’s troubling to see some physicians react by doing things beyond their scope of training.
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