Senate takes out therapy caps, physician pay provisions from jobs bill
Feb 16, 2010
Just hours after unveiling a jobs bill that would extend the therapy caps exceptions process and delay a pay cut for Medicare physicians, Senate leaders last week scrapped it in favor of a bill that contains...
New draft legislation would extend therapy caps exceptions process
Feb 12, 2010
Senate Finance Committee leaders Thursday issued a draft of a jobs-creation bill. The legislation would extend the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process and delay through Sept. 30 an impending...
Snowstorm in capital sidelines discussions on therapy caps, Medicare physician pay cut
Feb 11, 2010
A snowstorm that pummeled the East Coast this week has delayed the Senate’s consideration of a jobs bill that would extend the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process and prevent a pay cut...
Medicare physician pay fix not bound by new ‘pay-as-you-go’ rules
Feb 08, 2010
Newly approved “pay-as-you-go” budget rules contain an important exception: They allow Congress to delay a pay cut for Medicare physicians for a number of years without necessarily taking money...
Behavioral problems widespread between nurses, physicians, report finds
Nov 06, 2009
Nearly 98% of nurses and physicians report witnessing behavior problems between colleagues, according to the results of a recent survey.
Changes to Medicare physician pay key to healthcare reform, analysis suggests
Jul 13, 2009
Substantial changes to the Medicare benefit will be needed to affect any real reform or cost savings, and to ensure the program’s future solvency, a news analysis suggests. That includes linking...
CBO: market-basket freeze for skilled nursing could add up to billions in savings
Jul 10, 2009
The federal government can expect to save roughly $26 billion in Medicare costs over 10 years in part by freezing the market-basket update for skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2010, according...