Doctors Medicare Pay Cut Won t Be Unlinked From Tax Bill
House Republicans have no plans to move a stand-alone bill to reverse a 27-percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors that s set to go into effect Jan. 1, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner said.

APNewsBreak: Medicare cuts could hit Jan. 18
Nearly 650,000 doctors caring for millions of seniors will get a steep cut in Medicare payments Jan. 18 unless a gridlocked Congress issues a reprieve, program officials said Tuesday.

Medicare HMO plan stirs confusion in north state
Some north state doctors want to know why their names show up as network providers for a Medicare Advantage HMO plan being marketed by AARP.

GOP Lawmakers Question AARP Tax-Free Profits
Three House Republican lawmakers are asking the IRS to explain how nonprofit seniors group AARP is able to shield hundreds of millions of dollars from tax levies even though, they say, the group is effectively in day-to-day control of products offered by private firms with the AARP stamp of approval.