Health Insurance - AMA Seeks Delay in Medicare Payment Cuts (HealthDay) If proposed

AMA Seeks Delay in Medicare Payment Cuts (HealthDay)
If proposed cuts in Medicare payments to physicians take effect early next year as planned, many U.S. doctors would be forced to limit the number of older Americans they can see as patients, the American Medical Association said Thursday.

U.S. Life Expectancy Tied to Race and Place (HealthDay)
While Americans are living longer than ever before, the length of your life just might depend on where you reside and what racial group you belong to, researchers say.

Medicare Drug Plan Helps Patients Fight Cancer (HealthDay)
The fear that the new Medicare drug plan would limit access to medicines hasn't come true, as least as far as cancer treatment is concerned, a new report finds.