Today, the CBO says it’s a much more manageable $116 billion, but neither figure includes what many say is a much needed increase to the Medicare physician payment formula.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2014/02/02/annual-u-s-healthcare-spending-hits-3-8-trillion/

Today, the CBO says it’s a much more manageable $116 billion, but neither figure includes what many say is a much needed increase to the Medicare physician payment formula. I can see where both asking and getting a pay raise in this climate is likely to be a major sticking point – in every direction.