Medicare would be required to pay its claims, without demanding more paperwork, unless there is evidence that the bill is incorrect. Medicare would be required to actually look at the records, rather than making an assumption that some claims were billed incorrectly based on a statistical sample. Medicare's ability to investigate fraudulent claims would be preserved, while overpayments would be reduced by educating physicians on how to prevent inadvertent billing mistakes. ACP-ASIM is the nation's largest medical specialty organization and the second largest physician group. Membership comprises more than 115,000 internal medicine physicians and medical students.
Internists are the major providers of medical care to adults in America.