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Hill Staffers Predict Deal To Prevent Cuts To Medicare Physician Payments
At an event Tuesday, staffers from both sides of the aisle predicted that a "doc fix" agreement would be reached to prevent large scheduled cuts from kicking in. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association and its affiliates set out a list of principles in a letter to Senate Finance Committee members to help guide the development of an alternative to the current Medicare physician payment formula.
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