tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 28

Physician Notes: Congress Delays Trigger Bill, Staving off Potential Reductions in Medicare Spending

Plus: Only 10 percent of ALJ hearings take place in person, and medical practices seem to like it that way, OIG saysPresident Bush is zero-for-two this month in his quest to reduce Medicare spending.Earlier in July, the president vetoed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), only to see his veto overridden by votes by the Senate and Congress. This week, Bush was again thwarted in his attempt to lower Medicare spending.On July 25, the House of Representatives voted to delay Bush's Medicare trigger bill. Because Medicare has taken more than 45 percent of its...

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