tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 23

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Lawmakers Are Still Furiously Working to Fix the 10 Percent Pay Cut Due July 1

Plus: Fight PTA denials based on expired facility certificationPolitical posturing in Washington is holding up pending Medicare legislation, leaving physicians on pins and needles.As Part B providers know all too well, Medicare payments are set to drop by more than 10 percent on July 1, unless lawmakers step in to halt the rate cuts. But finding a bipartisan solution has proven difficult and time-consuming, and practices don't have much time left.Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tried to get his bill to the Senate floor for a June 12 vote, but a vote of 54-39 shot down Baucus-...

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