Statement for the Record on Developing a Viable Medicare Physician Payment Policy
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My name is Charles Cutler. I am Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization, representing 133,000 internal medicine physicians who specialize in primary and comprehensive care of adolescents and adults, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students who are considering a career in internal medicine. I reside in Norristown, PA, and am a full-time, board-certified practicing internist. I am a member of Fornance Physicians, a multi-specialty group practice consisting of 85 doctors.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013