Medicare reform: Short-term gain but long-term pain

Be prepared for a short-term gain that may be a long-term pain. The AmericanMedical Association has claimed a major political victory with passage ofthe Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003,and I certainly hope the AMA is correct. Certainly the pay increase overthe next 2 years is great. However, I have concerns about many of the otherissues addressed in the bill.

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