Congress has til March 1 to pass $82 billion, 5-year pay fix
The Senate approved $82 billion to avoid draconian cuts to your Medicare payments for the next five years, but Congress still needs to pass legislation to nullify a 21% cut scheduled for March 1. Time is running out for Congress to act. Federal lawmakers are scheduled to go on break the week of Feb. 15, leaving just a handful of legislative days to pass a Medicare pay fix before March 1.
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