Massachusetts Medical Law Report Blog

After the House blocked the bill that would cut physicians’ payments under Medicare by 10 percent, the Senate today failed just short of voting to consider the bill.
With Congress starting a one-week recess, it looks like the cut will go into effect — at least for now.
Knowing that Congress has blocked similar cuts at the [...]

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The House voted to block a proposed Medicare fee cut that is scheduled to go into effect on July 1. The measure would also increase Medicare payments to doctors by 1.1. percent next year.
Good news for doctors?
Not so fast — President Bush is threatening a veto because the the bill would reduce federal payments [...]

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Across the state, the primary care shortage in Massachusetts seems to be only getting worse.
We’ve all been reading about the issue for months, even years. But it was only recently that I saw the challenges we face firsthand.
In my column in the Summer 2008 issue of Massachusetts Medical Law Report, I tell the tale of [...]

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Thanks for visiting the new and improved Massachusetts Medical Law Report website and my new blog, antidotes.
After nearly three years in print, we are excited to roll out an interactive website, complete with a host of new features to help you get more of the medical-legal news and risk management information you are seeking much [...]

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