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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-10 09:50 AM
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Doctors' Medicare pay cut delayed
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Source: USA Today

The Obama administration has delayed a deep pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients. The 21% cut was scheduled to take effect tomorrow.

The cut technically took effect June 1, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed claims until Friday. The administration is expecting Congress to intervene this week.

The House has passed legislation to provide a fix through 2011 but Republicans have blocked action in the Senate, saying there are no offsets for the $23 billion cut, The Hill writes. Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hoped to have the bill passed by the end of the week.

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  -Doctors' Medicare pay cut delayed sabra  Jun-15-10 09:50 AM   #0 
  - Having worked healthcare Florida...  siligut   Jun-15-10 09:55 AM   #1 
  - i wonder  clarence swinney   Jun-15-10 10:35 AM   #2 
  - ONE A DAY  clarence swinney   Jun-15-10 10:41 AM   #3 
     - On the other hand;  greiner3   Jun-15-10 01:00 PM   #4 
  - Does anyone know the shame of showing up to the yacht club in last year's boat?  AngryAmish   Jun-15-10 01:13 PM   #5 
     - My husband is a family practice doc  Mojorabbit   Jun-16-10 03:10 AM   #6 
        - Thank you, Mojorabbit.  Delphinus   Jun-16-10 05:23 AM   #7 
        - We just passed this thing called health care reform - remember that?  AngryAmish   Jun-16-10 05:36 AM   #8 
        - Family practice docs  Mojorabbit   Jun-16-10 10:15 AM   #10 
        - The numbers never added up . . .  toopers   Jun-16-10 03:10 PM   #11 
        - Medicare reimbursements  Expat Sue   Jun-16-10 06:32 AM   #9 
 

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