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Will his independent practice be able to survive another Medicare payment cut? That's what Terre Haute, Indiana internist Pardeep Kumar, MD, wonders each day as the next round of cuts looms.
"We have to see," Kumar said in a phone interview. "We have around 40% of the population of patients that are on Medicare ... Our overall ability to sustain as a private practitioner is significantly under distress because of these cuts."
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"We have to see," Kumar said in a phone interview. "We have around 40% of the population of patients that are on Medicare ... Our overall ability to sustain as a private practitioner is significantly under distress because of these cuts."
[EXTERNAL LINK] - Doctors Cut Back on Seeing Medicare Patients as Another Pay Cut Looms