Health insurance Medicare Payment Cuts Stalled Again

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Health insurance Medicare Payment Cuts Stalled Again -

doctortoys Congress yesterday voted to approve a one-month period for Medicare payment reductions would come into force on December 1. Always Congress has one month to either find a long term solution or postpone again the cuts.

Representative Frank Pallone said, "This bill is an emergency measure to ensure that seniors and military families can continue to see their doctors during December while we work on solution for next year. "

[1945003médecins] the reductions would have paid 23 percent less for Medicare visits and Medicare payments to physicians for military families. ABC reports, without delay, up to two thirds of doctors would stop accepting new Medicare patients. - risk of more political crisis in an intense debate on the reform of health care

the cost for the deferment of payment will reach $ 1 billion over the next 10 years. If a long-term solution is never found or decided on payment fix could cost up to $ 300 billion over 10 years.

the Congress shall have one month to develop or another short-term solution or try to pass a long-term solution, but not, physicians will see a 25 percent cut from 2011.

"Although this short-term delay helps ensure that physicians can continue to care for the elderly next month, congressional action early in December to stop the cut for one year will inject the stability in the Medicare program and ensure that Medicare health coverage keeps his promise to "seniors" America said Cecil Wilson of the American Association Medicare.

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