HomepageHealthcare Editor in Healthcare Medicare Under Attack by GOP: Backs “Balance Billing” for Medicare Patients “HHS Secretary Tom Price is backing legislation that will allow physicians to bill seniors for charges that are more than the rates approved by Medicare. He claims the move would draw more physicians to enroll in the program…Current law does not allow physicians participating in Medicare to bill patients more than the program’s payment rate for any service.” Share this:Print Paying a Visit to the Doctor: Current Financial Protections for Medicare PatientsMarch 11, 2017In "Healthcare"Medicare: GOP Repeal Bill Threatens Medicare Solvency to Cut Taxes for WealthyMarch 11, 2017In "Healthcare"GOP Tax Bill Could Trigger a $25 Billion Cut to MedicareNovember 30, 2017In "Taxes" Next Read: Paying a Visit to the Doctor: Current Financial Protections for Medicare Patients » Editor: Related Post Trump administration is shutting down practice-guidelines clearinghouse for doctors White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study Trump’s Lawyer Pitched Himself as a Fixer to Novartis and Got Paid $1.2 million