The blueprint provides physicians some exemption from deficit spending rules in the House, but the bulk of any payment changes will require budgetary offsets.
By Chris Silva, AMNews staff. Posted May 11, 2009.
Washington -- Congress on April 29 adopted a fiscal 2010 budget resolution that leaves some room for Medicare physician payment reform, but not nearly as much as doctors would have liked.
The $3.56 trillion budget allows the House to pass reform legislation costing up to $38 billion without the need to find offsets in the form of new revenue or cuts from other parts of Medicare. That would cover the expected cost of freezing Medicare rates at current levels in 2010, 2011 and part of 2012 instead of implementing the reductions required by current law. The Senate, however, still would need to find full offsets for any bill that prevents the cuts or boosts Medicare pay.....
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