House OKs SGR Replacement Deal; Senate To Consider After Recess
The House on Thursday voted 392-37 to approve legislation (HR 2) that would permanently replace Medicares sustainable growth rate formula, the New York Times reports (Steinhauer/Pear, New York Times, 3/26).. Now doctors get paid more if they do.
Boehner, Pelosi introduce permanent solution on Medicare.
By Reuters. Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 8:54 p.m.. WASHINGTON ��� House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that prospects are good for passage of a permanent fix to Medicares flawed doctor-pay formula, a move that would spare physicians from impending pay. The old formula linked doctors pay increases to economic growth, but it has been overridden by Congress 17 times because it repeatedly threatened deep cuts in doctors pay.. They are either approved or deleted.
Obama ready to sign bipartisan fix for Medicare doctor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ��� President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he was ready to sign bipartisan legislation to change the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, signaling support for a bipartisan effort by U.S. House of Representatives leaders. ���Congress is working to fix the Medicare physician payment system. Ive got my pen ready to sign a. While the bill is expected to pass the House, its fate is less clear in the Senate. Some Senate Democrats��.
US House Speaker Boehner says permanent fix to Medicare.
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Congress approves formula fixing Medicare doctors pay
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement just in time to head off a 21 percent cut in��.
US Senate delays vote on Medicare payment fix for two weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will wait more than two weeks before acting on a bill to permanently fix the flawed formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, after an April 1 deadline to start a 21 percent cut in payment rates. Senate.
Congress approves bill to avert Medicare pay cut for doctors
(Reuters) The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval on Monday to legislation to avert a pay cut for doctors who participate in the Medicare insurance program for the elderly and disabled. By a vote of 64-35, the Democratic-led Senate sent the. It marked the 17th time Congress had agreed to a temporary doc fix rather than agreeing to a permanent bipartisan replacement of the 1997 funding formula. Read more. Community: Roll Call reports, ���it was clear��.
The House legislates! Passes bipartisan Medicare doc fix bill
Since 1997, when a flawed payment formula was enacted, Congress has been having to pass temporary fixes to keep it from shortchanging doctors, and to keep doctors from dumping their Medicare patients. Of course, the��.
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Boehner: Prospects good for fixing Medicare formula
March 24, 2015 12:35 PM EDT - House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Tuesday prospects were good for Congress to pass a permanent fix to Medicares flawed doctor-pay formula and spare physicians from pay cuts. (Reuters) .
Senate Faces Deadline on SGR; CMS Says Bill Not a.
Today, the Senate returns from recess and lawmakers face a tight deadline to approve legislation that would replace the sustainable growth rate formula, before a 21% Medicare payment cut to health care providers takes effect on April 15. Meanwhile, a. Although a 21% cut to physician reimbursements under the SGR took effect April 1, CMS earlier this month said that, barring congressional action, it would not begin processing the payment cuts until April 15. A CMS��.
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$214bn Medicare reform bill passed by House ��� RT USA
The bill establishes a new formula for paying doctors. Doctors were facing a 21 percent drop in pay due to a 1997 budget-cutting law that tied doctors Medicare fees to overall economic growth. Congress has separately��.
Congress approves formula fixing Medicare doctors pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ��� Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement just in time to head off a 21 percent cut in the doctors pay.
The doc fix is in: Congress approves bill repairing Medicare.
Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement just in time to head off a 21 percent cut in the doctors pay. Final action came as the��.
Morning Briefing | Kaiser Health News
. approval of legislation reshaping how Medicare reimburses doctors. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said he and other conservative senators want to amend the Medicare legislation to force Congress to eventually find a way to pay for the entire bill.. Congress appears to be on the brink of passing a long-anticipated permanent ���doc fix��� to change the way Medicare pays physicians. But the House-negotiated deal may not be as permanent as the moniker implies. (Attias��.
U.S. conservatives threaten delay to fixing Medicare doctor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative objections over spending are raising doubts over whether the U.S. Senate can quickly approve legislation fixing the Medicare physician payment system, in a possible setback for Republicans keen to show they can get things. The federal government warned Congress last week that it must act before April 15 or thousands of Medicare doctors nationwide will face a 21 percent pay cut under the old reimbursement formula.
Ayotte touts bill to fix Medicare reimbursements
The Boehner-Pelosi measure would replace a 1990s formula that linked doctor pay to economic growth with a new one more focused on quality of care. It also would require means-testing of Medicare beneficiaries so higher income people pay higher .
US Congress OKs bill to fix formula for Medicare doctors pay
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement just in time to head off a 21 percent cut in the doctors pay. Final action.
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The specific deal Boehners contemplating would address an issue that arises every year because the governments formula for paying Medicare physicians generates significant annual reimbursement reductions, and every year Congress acts to prevent those.
US House okays bipartisan bill to fix Medicare doctor payments
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next .
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Obama Ready to Sign Bipartisan Fix for Medicare Doctor.
(Reuters) ��� President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was ready to sign bipartisan legislation to change the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, while the U.S. Senates top Democrat appeared open to allowing a vote on the measure. Both developments. ���Congress is working to fix the Medicare physician payment system. Ive got my pen ready to. He said Democrats were open to passing a temporary pay remedy meanwhile. The proposal would��.
Senate Faces Deadline on SGR; CMS Says Bill Not a Permanent Fix
On Monday, the Senate returns from recess with a short window to pass legislation (HR 2) to replace Medicares sustainable growth rate formula before CMS begins processing a 21% cut to physician reimbursements, Modern Healthcare reports (Demko, Modern.
US conservatives threaten delay to fixing Medicare doctor payments
WASHINGTON: Conservative objections over spending are raising doubts over whether the U.S. Senate can quickly approve legislation fixing the Medicare physician payment system, in a possible setback for Republicans keen to show they can get things .
Congress approves formula fixing Medicare doctors pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement just in time to head off a 21 percent cut in the doctors pay. Final action came as the Senate .
U.S. House okays bipartisan bill to fix Medicare doctor.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) ��� The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next to the Senate. The measure drafted and driven. The Boehner-Pelosi measure would replace a 1990s formula that linked doctor pay to economic growth with a new one more focused on quality of care. It also would require��.
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Medicare doc fix, passed by House, shifts some costs to.
The vote was hailed as a step forward for physicians because it eliminates the formula Congress has used for many years to increase payments to physicians. That formula, called the sustainable growth rate (SGR), was renegotiated. Writing for Reuters, Mark Miller explained that the bill will cost an estimated $200 billion over 10 years, an amount Congress has not determined how to cover. But Medicare beneficiaries will pay for $70 billion of it in the form of higher��.