What Do the Updated Medicare Payment Policies Mean for You?

12/21/18 • 0 min

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Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Barbara A. McAneny, MD

There were a lot of changes made to the 2019 Medicare payment policies. Here to review what these updates mean—and what’s being done in response to them—is Dr. Barbara McAneny, President of the AMA.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Barbara A. McAneny, MD

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