GOVT. HEALTHCARE: Medicare facing cancer, cardiac care cuts: Reimbursements for oncologists and cardiologists are on the federal government’s chopping block in the next six weeks. “These cuts will force cardiologists and oncologists to limit care to their Medicare patients, withdraw from treating Medicare patients altogether or require their patients to pay more out of pocket to make up the difference in the cost of these services.”

UPDATE: Reader Bruce Goldston writes: “Remember when the media used to call these ‘draconian cuts’?”