tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 22

Physician Notes: Don't Hold Your Breath for Medicare Legislation

Congressional leaders have returned to their Medicare and prescription drug bill negotiations infull-force, but there may not be much to show for it. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has projected a late-September deadline for the Medicare bill talks, but congressional insiders say it may be November or even December before negotiations wrap up and a vote is held on the legislation.  One obstacle to the legislation's progress has been lifted. Senate Finance Commerce Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), who are leading the negotiations, appear to have...

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