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SGR Update: Agreement Reached on Extension of SGR Fix
Reports from Capitol Hill this morning indicate that Senate leaders have reached agreement on a six-month extension of a fix for the Medicare physician payment rate.
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CMS Instructs Medicare Contractors to Hold Claims through June 17
The AMA reports that the following message from CMS indicates that the Medicare contractors have been instructed to hold claims for services provided in June for an additional three business […]
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“Stop The Medicare Meltdown” Petition Campaign Being Extended
The NCMS and other state medical societies were asked this week to continue seeking signatures for the Stop the Medicare Meltdown petition led by the Texas Medical Association (TMA). The campaign would be extended through the August Congressional recess, as lawmakers continue to apply only temporary fixes to delay the scheduled cuts to Medicare physician payments.
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Physicians Considering Whether to Opt-Out of Medicare
Asked if they have any plans to opt-out of accepting Medicare patients, a recent informal online survey of NCMS members found that 51.6% of respondents said “maybe,” while 11% said […]
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Physicians Foundation: Doctors and Patients Need Long-Term Medicare Solutions
The Physicians Foundation, a national healthcare organization representing physician interests, expressed its frustration this week that Congress missed the deadline to address a proposed 21 percent Medicare cut, which took […]
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Breaking News: House Passes Amended Version HR 4213
This afternoon, the U.S. House passed an amended version of HR 4213 – “The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010” that includes SGR provisions.
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US House Set to Vote on Bill that Includes New Proposal to Address SGR
The US House of Representatives is expected to consider early next week a new proposal that addresses the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) used to determine the Medicare physician reimbursement fees.
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NCMS Continues to Seek Signatures for Petition to the Stop Medicare Meltdown
The NCMS and other organizations that have joined the Texas Medical Association’s Stop the Medicare Meltdown Petition Campaign continue to seek signatures before the document is presented to Congress in […]
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Wanted: Your Signature on Petition Calling for Congress to Fix Flawed SGR
Thousands of patients, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals have signed the petition calling for Congress to permanently fix the flawed sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) used to set Medicare physician reimbursement rates. The North Carolina Medical Society joined the petition drive in April
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More Names Added in Drive to “Stop the Medicare Meltdown”
Several thousand more signatures were added this week to the petition asking Congress to “Stop the Medicare Meltdown.” The NCMS and other state medical societies have joined the Texas Medical […]
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