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Keep Your Fingers Crossed For Permanent Fix Of Medicare Payment System

Published on Tue Dec 31, 2013

Congress has a great holiday gift for you. On Dec. 19, Congress approved a 0.5 percent increase to Medicare payments (over 2013 payment amounts) to stall major conversion factor cuts until March. However, it gives the government breathing space needed to fix the Medicare payment system for good. That’s because Congress may actually be poised to eliminate the sustainable growth [...]
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