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Nov292010
House Passes Medicare Payment Extension
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 5:36PM | Geoff Holtzman | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article The House of Representatives today voted to stave off cuts to physicians under the Medicare program.
The so-called “Doc Fix” was set to expire on Wednesday, and would have resulted in a 23% cut in federal payments to doctors nationwide. Today’s vote keeps the cuts from going into effect for another month.
Following the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed relief.
“Today, the House of Representatives acted to ensure that America’s seniors and military families can continue receiving the care they need and deserve from their doctors,” she said.
The Senate passed its version of the bill just prior to the brief Thanksgiving recess.
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