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Change for rural health

Potential shifts in Medicare payment areas could benefit some, hurt others

Rural doctors could see a drop in Medicare payments if recommendations contained in a new Institute of Medicine report are followed.

The report, released earlier this month, said the current method of determining reimbursements to physicians and hospitals under the Medicare program is flawed,....

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