Access to Doctors Shrinks for Some Medicare Patients

Name: Access to Doctors Shrinks for Some Medicare Patients
Uploaded: 2013-03-04T17:07:00Z
Duration: P473S
Description: It's getting harder and harder for some seniors to find a primary care physician. Ray Suarez reports on why the threat of massive cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates has left some doctors so worried they've decided to stop taking new Medicare patients.

Clip: 03/04/2013 | 7m 53s

It's getting harder and harder for some seniors to find a primary care physician. Ray Suarez reports on why the threat of massive cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates has left some doctors so worried they've decided to stop taking new Medicare patients.

Aired: 03/04/13

Rating: NR

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Access to Doctors Shrinks for Some Medicare Patients

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