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Today, much of the dialogue related to Medicare payment refers to the need to infuse value into the system. Confusion persists, however, regarding how values are assigned to physician services under the current Medicare payment system, as well as the impact that this process actually has on payment levels for physicians of different specialties.

The truth about the health law is being drowned out by fear-mongering talk-radio hosts and lawmakers with political agendas. Lichtman's message to her peers is that they should be more discerning, separate fact from fiction and set an example with clear-eyed analysis about how this measure helps them.

The early provisions that have taken effect in the past year have slowly triggered understanding among more Americans about the law's valuable patient protections, and consumers will oppose having those taken away.

A fresh take from two pollsters on how the politics of health reform have played out in the first year of the new health law and how public opinion has evolved.

The early provisions that have taken effect in the past year have slowly triggered understanding among more Americans about the law's valuable patient protections, and consumers will oppose having those taken away.