Rep. Burgess Offers Bill To Extend Current Medicare Doc Pay Rates Another Year
The measure on Medicare reimbursements to physicians would put off a dramatic rate cut scheduled to take effect next year.
Modern Healthcare: Legislation Offers One-Year Extension Of Medicare Doc Payment Rates
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) has introduced legislation that would provide a one-year extension for Medicare physician payment rates. Called the Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012, the bill is intended to provide payment certainty throughout 2013 as lawmakers develop a long-term Medicare physician payment program that is different from the current sustainable growth-rate formula (Zigmond, 7/22).
Politico Pro: Pediatric Residency Training Gets A Boost
House appropriators this week allotted $275 million to help fund medical education for pediatric resident physicians. The amount is $9.8 million above current levels, and more than the $185 million proposed by the White House. Call it a win for the children's hospitals across the U.S., which use the funds to offset the cost for training pediatricians and pediatric specialists (DoBias, 7/20).
