Medicare Pricing Frozen As Congress Leaves Town

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Fri, 06/27/2008 - 23:00

With congressional leaders engaged in heated brinkmanship, the Bush administration yesterday gave a reprieve to thousands of doctors expecting to get hit Tuesday with a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments.


 

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