Scheduled 21% Pay Cut for Physician Services to Medicare Beneficiaries Delayed 30 Days On March 2, the US Senate once again delayed enacting a scheduled 21% payment cut for physicians who provider Medicare services. The lopsided vote, 78-19, concerns the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4691), and includes extensions to unemployment benefits, and […]

  AMA Letter to Senate: Repeal Medicare Payment Formula This Month The AMA issued a statement calling on the Senate to “use this time wisely to repeal a broken payment formula.” The House has passed legislation that would have repealed the funding formula, and now the Senate needs to act, according to the statement. The […]