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Obama signs bill delaying SGR cut

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers   December 27, 2011 -- President Barack Obama signed legislation on December 23 that postpones for two months a potentially devastating 27% cut in Medicare payments to U.S. healthcare providers. The cut in Medicare payments was required under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which links Medicare reimbursement rates to...

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Rad Assistant bill introduced in U.S. House

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers September 23, 2011 -- A bill to amend the Social Security Act to recognize radiologist assistants (RAs) as nonphysician providers of healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on September 23. The Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011 (HR 3032) would...

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