House: Feds need to win back rural doctors

Published May 11, 2016 7:38pm ET



The Obama administration needs to win back rural and small practice doctors if a push to revolutionize healthcare payments is to be successful, House lawmakers said.

The White House recently released its first proposed rule to change how Medicare pays doctors. Instead of the normal method of fee-for-service, the proposal would pay doctors based on the quality of care they provide.

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