President Signs Two Month Physician Reimbursement Extension (0)
1/04/12 •
President Obama has signed into law H.R. 3765, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation, that prevented the scheduled 27 percent cut in Medicare physician payments from being implemented on Jan. 1, 2012, and extends current rates through Feb. 29. The legislation, which was passed by the House and Senate at the end of last year, [...]
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House Dismisses Two-Month Senate SGR Fix, CMS Holding Claims (0)
12/20/11 •
Déjà vu all over again? Last week, the House passed a legislative package that included a two year, one percent update for Medicare reimbursement for physicians. But, the Senate Democrats indicated that the House package was objectionable since it paid for the extensions by allowing construction on the Keystone XL pipeline project, which is opposed [...]
Congress Expected to Pass Omnibus Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown (0)
12/16/11 •
Both the House and Senate are expected to pass the fiscal year 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes the nine unfinished appropriations bills from this year, including the Labor, HHS spending bill that funds NIH, CDC and CMS. The legislation assumes that NIH will support the same number of scientifically meritorious research project grants as [...]
Senate Unlikely to Pass House’s Two Year “Doc Fix” (0)
12/14/11 •
The House has passed a legislative package, which includes a two year physician reimbursement fix that would give physicians a 1 percent update for 2012 and 2013. The legislation also includes an extension of the payroll tax, unemployment benefits and Medicare provisions scheduled to expire on Jan. 1, 2012. However, the legislation would finance these [...]
House “Doc Fix” Bill Freezes Payments for Two Years (0)
12/09/11 •
The House Republican leadership has been crafting a year end “three-pack” bill that would provide a two-year 1 percent update in Medicare physician payments, extend the 4.2 percent payroll tax rate for one year and provide one year of jobless benefits. The so-called “doc-fix” would prevent the scheduled 27 percent cut in Medicare physician payments [...]
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