MedPAC is calling for a cut of 5.9 percent per year over three years, amounting to a total cut of 18 percent, followed by a seven-year freeze.
The academy said the cut could create “a huge access problem to specialty care and place an unwarranted burden on the vulnerable senior population.”
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