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US Supreme Court Schedules PPACA Oral Arguments for March The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act March 26-28, […]
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Congress Expected to Vote Today on Spending Measure that Includes Medicare Physician Reimbursement
The US House and Senate are expected to vote today on a $1 trillion interim spending package that was crafted last night by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
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Vote Expected To Extend Medicare Physician Pay Rates; Survey Seeks Physician Input
The US House is expected to vote December 13 on legislation that will include a two-year extension of the current Medicare physician pay rates, including a one percent increase.
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Medicare Physician Payment Cut Still in Place for January 1
Congressional leaders from both parties have publicly stated that they are committed to take action before the end of year to avert the scheduled 27 percent cut in Medicare physician payments.
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Doctors Urged to Act Now in Campaign to Repeal the SGR
The NCMS, AMA, and other physician organizations are urging their members to contact every member of Congress and ask them to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to set Medicare physician reimbursement rates.
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Television Ad Campaign Targets SGR; Physicians and Patients Urged to Call Congress
A multi-million dollar television and radio advertising campaign launched by the AMA on Friday, October 7, 2011, is urging physicians and their patients to tell members of Congress that now […]
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MedPAC Votes to Repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate; Physicians Not Happy with Alternative Proposal
By a vote of 15-2, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted Thursday to repeal the controversial sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to set Medicare physician reimbursement fees.
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MedPAC Offers Savings Plan to Offset Cost of SGR Repeal But Physicians Remain Concerned as NCMS Keeps Watch
On Tuesday MedPAC posted draft recommendations aimed at offsetting the budgetary costs of repealing the SGR.
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NCMS Among Organizations Asking Deficit Reduction Committee To Repeal the SGR
The North Carolina Medical Society joined dozens of national and state physician organizations on Thursday in asking the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to include a repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula in its final legislation.
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Breaking News: MedPAC Addresses SGR Issue
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering a proposal to address the sustainable growth rate (SGR) used to determine physician Medicare reimbursement fees.
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