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Medicare patients will still receive care, local officials say

As a big cut in Medicare payments to doctors goes into effect, local seniors shouldn’t worry about losing access to care, according to local health care officials.

A federal formula put into place in 1998 calls for cuts to doctor payments when Medicare spending outpaces spending targets, put in....

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