MONTROSE, Colo. (KKCO) - A lot of seniors are worried about no longer having a doctor to treat them.

That's because new cuts could force doctors to cut ties with their Medicare patients. Doctors say Medicare cuts that have been postponed until April 1 could mean some of their patient will no longer have a primary care doctor to go to.

These cuts would reduce the amount of reimbursement for doctor services by more than 21 percent, and they say that's huge when Medicare doesn't pay the full amount in the first place.

Ron O'Hair says he relies on his doctors in many ways, "Arthritis. I have a heart condition very bad and those kind of things demand assistance."

Recently O'Hair has found out he may not have a doctor for much longer. He says, "There's a letter from the doctor's office to all his patients advising them that he will no longer be able to accept Medicare patients."

Dr. Tim Sullinger of Montrose says, "Medicare already reimburses lower than average insurances, but the looming 21.2 percent cut would be devastating to the point where it would almost be impossible to continue seeing Medicare patients."

Sullinger says he may have to stop seeing some of his favorite patients. "I really enjoy taking care of seniors, and if I lost that part of my practice it would certainly not be very enjoyable."

Sullinger says he doesn't have the capability to absorb such cuts. "As primary care physicians, we've been squeezed very tight and I think we're at our limit as far as we can be squeezed from here on out."

Not only will Sullinger be forced to give up his favorite patients but people like O'Hair will be faced with a tough challenge. O'Hair explains, "All seniors stand, we probably won't be able to find a new physician because they're all not accepting medicare patients."

Sullinger says these cuts were supposed to take effect in January and even though they have been postponed he says he thinks they are inevitable.

The Senate is supposed to make a final vote Wedensday on a jobless bill that along with increasing unemployment benefits, could make sure these Medicare cuts aren't absorbed by the doctors.