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Legislators Set Sights On Temporary Medicare ‘Doc Fix,’ Again

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Dec 311969
 
Politico: "Doctors and seniors lobbying to stave off looming annual Medicare cuts have won a reprieve of sorts but are still pushing for a permanent fix. The Senate on Thursday passed so-called pay-go legislation that would require Congress to pay for much of its future spending without adding to the deficit, but it exempted $82 billion from the requirement to prevent reductions to doctors ...

Dems may add health provisions – including COBRA subsidies and Medicare fixes – to jobs bill

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Dec 311969
 
Lawmakers may include a number of Medicare "fixes" in the jobs bill, now that the health overhaul bill has stalled, The Hill reports. They would include restoring Medicare provisions that expired Jan. 1 or are set to expire later this year. "Nursing homes and rehabilitation therapy providers, along with patient groups, are pushing legislation to undo a hard-dollar cap on Medicare coverage of ...

Dems May Add Health Provisions – Including COBRA Subsidies And Medicare Fixes – To Jobs Bill

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Dec 311969
 
Lawmakers may include a number of Medicare "fixes" in the jobs bill, now that the health overhaul bill has stalled, The Hill reports. They would include restoring Medicare provisions that expired Jan. 1 or are set to expire later this year. "Nursing homes and rehabilitation therapy providers, along with patient groups, are pushing legislation to undo a hard-dollar cap on Medicare coverage of ...

Tax credits, Medicare fix in Senate jobs bill

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Dec 311969
 
Tax breaks for hiring workers and highway funding figure prominently in a jobs-creation bill that is on a possible Senate fast-track, according to lawmakers and a draft of the legislation obtained by Reuters.

Medicare Pay Fix For Doctors Hitches Ride On Jobs Bill

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Dec 311969
 
Legislation to spur jobs with tax breaks for companies that hire the unemployed may also help some senators hold on to their jobs. A Senate jobs bill would delay cuts in what Medicare pays doctors to assuage fears of the elderly, a powerful voting bloc.

Thomas champions Medicare for dialysis patients

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Dec 311969
 
ATLANTA รข?? Today, State Sen. Don Thomas (R-Dalton) led the Senate to unanimously pass Senate Bill 316, legislation that helps dialysis patients in Georgia supplement their high medical costs with secondary insurance through Medicare.
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