Health Law

2010 Medicare Fee Cuts Delayed - Again

By Todd Rodriguez

On Tuesday night, President Obama signed into law the 'Temporary Extension Act of 2010' - a bill extending various benefits to unemployed Americans.  Physicians across the country can collectively breathe a sigh of relief as the new law includes a provision delaying implementation of the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule which includes a 21% across the board cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians.  

Now for the bad news:  the extension is for only 30 days (until April 1, 2010).  So, unless Congress is able to pull off a minor miracle in the next three weeks or so, physicians will once again be hyperventilating over their Medicare reimbursement.

Full post as published by Physician Law on March 04, 2010 (boomark / email).