High fees for the process are limiting physicians’ ability to dispute payments and undermining their bargaining power in contract negotiations, experts contend.
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., first introduced the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act in December and is optimistic the House will consider the proposal soon.
About 60% of those surveyed said they had more than $100,000 in liabilities after graduating from medical school, researchers detailed in Clinical Imaging.