When Medicare was put in place some 50 years ago, a critical decision was made by the medical association in order to have them join in the effort, and they demanded that they be paid their usual and customary fees, and we, on this Committee, have been, since that time, trying to get back the keys to the Treasury.
McDermott discusses historical challenges in Medicare payment systems.
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