WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate should pass, without any amendments, legislation overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives to avert drastic cuts of payments to doctors treating Medicare patients, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner warned on Tuesday. “Unless the Senate passes the House-passed ‘doc fix’ bill, significant cuts to physicians’ payments will begin tomorrow. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, solving a longstanding problem and making adjustments to the way Medicare costs are paid. Drafted by House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the bill replaces a 1990s formula that linked doctor pay to the economy with a new one more focused on quality of care. The bill also requires means-testing of Medicare beneficiaries so that people with higher income pay higher premiums. …