PHYSICIANS ~ Reforms For Your Medicare Payments Could Happen Late In New Congressional Session
Democratic landslide means Congress may let your payments slide.
It could be March, or even April, before Congress is able to revoke the 5-percent physician payment cut that's scheduled to hit the conversion factor in January.The Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, with an estimated 28-seat pickup in the House. That means the end-of-the-year "lame duck" session will be even lamer than usual, with the outgoing GOP majority unlikely to make sweeping changes in Medicare. Capitol Hill insiders don't expect to see a fix to the physician pay cut before the end of...
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