I’ve posted about this problem last year.
A doctor friend, who closed his private practice last June and went to work for a really big hmo was still getting the mail, he got as a private md. He told us about the extra 90 day delay in paying doctors, hospitals, labs and other medical providers that was coming 1 Jan 2014.
The Obozo Scare Czars were telling the doctors that repayment for bills would be at least 90 days late. This doctor didn’t know if that meant 90 days later than the normal 60 days late payment.
I’m guessing that forcing docs into HMOs, which may have enough cash flow to absorb this but also where docs can be better controlled, is the reason why this is in there.
AMA certainly knew about it, probably helped design it, and is just playing dumb to avoid mass resignations ...