A nearly 30% cut in Medicare physician payments was averted on Jan 1 when the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8 the American Taxpayer Relief Act, also known as the Middle Class Tax Relief Act. Previously the Senate approved the package on a vote of 89-8. The following health provisions were included in the package: [...]
The House of Representatives just passed H.R. 4994, the “Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010,” on a bipartisan vote of 409-2. This legislation, which passed the Senate yesterday by unanimous consent, would stabilize Medicare physician payments at current rates for 12 months, through the end of 2011. It will now be sent to the [...]
On November 18, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid reached agreement with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on a unanimous consent request for a 31-day reprieve from the 23 percent Medicare physician payment cut scheduled to take effect on December 1. This move is a necessary first step to avoid a disruption in payments while Congressional [...]
The President Signs the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 — 2.2 Percent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update for June 1, 2010, Through November 30, 2010 On June 25, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief [...]
AMA – Senate Votes to Again Delay Medicare Cut. For immediate release: March 10, 2010 Statement attributable to: J. James Rohack, MD President, American Medical Association “Today, the U.S. Senate voted to again delay this year’s steep 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut to October 1, pushing the problem off into the near future. If [...]
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