DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 11 (November)

1-month pay fix nears passage after Senate adopts bill

Your Medicare payments won't drop 23% on Dec. 1 under a Senate-approved bill. The Senate adopted a one-month delay, which means you're still facing a devastating double-digit drop on Jan. 1. On Thursday, the Senate approved $1 billion to cover the month-long delay of payment cuts. Amendments also include reducing the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) that will be applied to therapy services to 20% instead of 25% (NPP Report 11/22/10).

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