Becker's Healthcare January 19, 2024
Congress averted a government shutdown for now but opted not to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut hitting physician practices this year.
Congress had the opportunity to halt the pay cut as part of the omnibus appropriations bill, which has a Jan. 19 deadline. Congress voted on a continuing resolution Jan. 18 to avoid a government shutdown and fund four appropriations bills through March 1 and another eight through March 8.
But Congress did not reverse the pay cuts that went into effect Jan. 1.
“We are disappointed that Congress chose not to stop serious Medicare cuts for physician services in the temporary CR,” Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, president of the American Medical Association, said in a Jan. 18 news release....
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