tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 30

LEGISLATION: Don't Wait Until Year's End To Push For Pay Hike

Want a pay boost? Call your Congress member now.Good news: With a 10-percent Medicare physician-pay cut slated for January, Congress isn't waiting until the last moment to work on rescuing your payments. The Children's Health And Medicare Preservation (CHAMP) Act would eliminate next year's cut as well as the 5-percent cut for 2009. Instead, you'd have a modest 0.5-percent increase for both years.Because next year is a presidential election year, Congress probably won't be able to pass much major legislation. So it's important to secure your reimbursement for 2009 as well as 2008--now, experts note.Support...

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