AMA: Deadline to avoid Medicare payment penalty approaching

David O. Barbe
Dec. 31 is the last day physicians can act to avoid a Medicare payment penalty under the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act in 2019, the AMA said in a press release.
“The AMA is working to make sure every physician — in every practice setting and every specialty — is prepared to make the successful transition to the new Medicare law,” David O. Barbe, MD, and AMA president, said in the release.
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