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Star Tribune calls for Medicare reimbursement overhaul

MINNEAPOLIS, July 1, 2008—A Star Tribune editorial Tuesday acknowledged the "important unfinished piece of business hanging over the heads of doctors" heading out on their July 4 recess.


Feds call for 10-day delay of Medicare payment cuts

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2008—In the wake of the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass H.R. 6331, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an administrative order to stop the promised 10.6 percent Medicare physician reimbursement cut for 10 days.


AMA lambastes "myths of H.R. 6331"

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2008—The American Medical Association released a statement laying bare some of the misleading assumptions about the effects on Medicare Advantage by H.R. 6331.


AMA: 'H.R. 6631 not just for physicians'

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30, 2008—The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services has announced it will give Congress 10 more days, until July 10, to do something about the Medicare reimbursement mess.


AMA expresses 'outrage' at Medicare vote

MINNEAPOLIS, June 27, 2008—The American Medical Association released a statement in the wake of the failure of the U.S. Senate by a single vote to pass H.R. 6331.


Call Now! Senate to Vote on Medicare Cut

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2008 - The MMA sent out an Action Alert! Wednesday in advance of an expected Senate vote on a bill that would stop a 10.6 percent Medicare cut and include a 1.1 percent payment increase.


AMA demands passage of S. 6331

MINNEAPOLIS. June 25, 2008—Nancy Nielsen, M.D. , newly elected president of the American Medical Association, has called on the U.S. Senate to take action this week to pass H.R. 6331, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives.


House passes HR 6331, staves off Medicare payment cuts — maybe

MINNEAPOLIS, June 24, 2008—The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to stop the 10.6 percent physician Medicare cut scheduled to take place on July 1.


Baucus, Grassley reimbursement bills duke it out before final bell

MINNEAPOLIS, June 18, 2008—Competing Senate bills to broach the Medicare reimbursement gap are making it increasingly unlikely that either will be passed in time to be helpful in alleviating the 10.6 percent payment reduction scheduled to take effect July 1.


MMA sends Action Alert! about looming Medicare payment cut

MINNEAPOLIS, June 12, 2008 - The MMA sent an Action Alert! to its members Tuesday urging them to contact Senators Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar and ask them  to stop the drastic cut that goes into effect July 1 by supporting the bill, S. 3101.



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