Medicare will delay processing doctors’ claims to give Congress time to pass legislation that would block a scheduled 10 percent cut in payments.
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Way back in 2006, I wrote to tell you about the Medicare cap on physical therapy services. Many of you contacted me and even more of you took action contacting our senators to tell them how you felt about having your access to care arbitrarily limited.
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Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. to provide Medicare advantage plans in Oklahoma. TIG Financial Solutions previously applied to become a Medicare Advantage plan…
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The U.S. government proposed payment changes in the Medicare health insurance program on Monday that could impact reimbursement of medical imaging, diagnostic testing and dialysis providers.
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June 30, 2008 – While physicians caring for Medicare patients have a 10-day reprieve from a 10 percent pay cut, they did get hit today by new regulations proposed by Medicare, as well as, changes in the agency’s compensation structure that will reduce payments to doctors by about $3 billion.
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June 30, 2008 - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday said that the agency will maintain the current Medicare payment rate for physicians because Congress was unable to pass legislation to avert a 10.6% cut scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday before lawmakers left for the Fourth of July recess, the Washington Post reports.
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The Bush administration said Monday it will delay paying doctors for treating Medicare patients in early July to give Congress more time to block a scheduled 10.6 percent fee cut.
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A bipartisan group of five senators has written a letter asking Senate leaders to oppose a House-approved bill and signed by Sens.
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