Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Excellent newspaper coverage of Medicare problems

The Nashville Tennessean just featured a two-part series about how physicians are limiting the number of new Medicare beneficiaries they will treat and how some are charging concierge fees to accept new beneficiaries.

This is a model you might be able to suggest to your local news media and offer to find people to flesh out the story.

Part 1 Medicare cuts take toll on patients, doctors

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008807200408

Part 2 Want to keep your doctor? Pony up $1,500

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008807210342

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