Contents tagged with medicare
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Congress passes another one-month SGR reprieve
Congress passes another one-month SGR reprieve
posted 12.01.10
It’s official: Congress has approved a one-month extension of Medicare physician payment rates, once again postponing a double-digit … more
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Medicare to cut physician pay by 21.3 percent unless Congress acts
Medicare to cut physician pay by 21.3 percent unless Congress acts
posted 05.27.10
Physician fees for Medicare services will be slashed by 21.3 percent on June 1 unless both houses of Congress … more
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Congress approves Medicare payment patch through May 31
Congress approves Medicare payment patch through May 31
posted 04.15.10
Congress has passed and President Barack Obama has signed a Medicare physician payment bill that extends the 2009 payment … more
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21.2 percent Medicare physician fee cut to go through April 1
21.2 percent Medicare physician fee cut to go through April 1
posted 03.29.10
The U.S. Senate has again failed to avert a 21.2 percent reduction in physician payments in the Medicare program, … more
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Congress to delay Medicare pay cut until April 30
Congress to delay Medicare pay cut until April 30
posted 03.18.10
For the third time in the last four months, congressional lawmakers have postponed a scheduled 21.2 percent cut in physician … more
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Elgin physicians initiate grassroots patient campaign to fight Medicare cut
Elgin physicians initiate grassroots patient campaign to fight Medicare cut
posted 03.18.10
Ken Sherman, M.D., William Biel, M.D., and Marilyn Ruiz, M.D., have enlisted the aid of a powerful … more
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Senate postpones Medicare cut until March 31
Senate postpones Medicare cut until March 31
posted 03.03.10
The lone holdout in the Senate gave up his filibuster late Tuesday night, allowing the passage of a stopgap emergency spending measure … more
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Senate abandons effort to block Medicare physician fee cut
Senate abandons effort to block Medicare physician fee cut
posted 02.26.10
The U.S. Senate has failed to avert a 21.2 percent reduction in physician payments in the Medicare program, meaning the … more
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TAFP President Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, M.D., issues statement to TAFP members on congressional failure to avert 21.2% cut in Medicare physician fees
TAFP President issues statement on congressional failure to avert cut in Medicare physician fees
posted 02.26.10
Dear Colleagues:
Congress has had more than a year to repeal the flawed … more
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UPDATE: AAFP issues action alert to block Medicare pay cut
UPDATE: AAFP issues action alert to block Medicare pay cut
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posted 02.18.10
Yet another measure that would have delayed the pending 21.2 … more