House, Senate set to vote this week on bill that would repeal RUG-IV delay, extend Medicaid funding increase
May 24, 2010
Congress is expected to vote this week on a bill that would restore the original implementation date for version four of the Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) payment system.
Another deadline looms for Medicare physician pay cut
May 18, 2010
The countdown begins again. Only two weeks remain until a 21% pay cut for Medicare physicians takes effect, and lawmakers once again are debating between a temporary and a permanent fix to the problem.
