Medicare Under Attack by GOP: Backs “Balance Billing” for Medicare Patients Posted by Editor on March 11, 2017 in Healthcare “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:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Healthcare