The following op-ed was published on August 6th, 2007 in the New Hampshire Union Leader.Medicare is planning to cut physician payment rates by 10 percent in 2008. These reductions will continue annually, and it is predicted that the total cuts will be about 40 percent by 2016.The topic of physician compensation generally elicits little public sympathy. After all, the average primary care physician salary in 2006 was about $150,000. Who are we to complain about reimbursement? As you will see,...