House OKs Bill to Stop Medicare Physician Cuts
The House of Representatives approved a bill that would prevent a 21% cut in the Medicare physician payment rate scheduled at the beginning of January 2010. Instead, as proposed under the House measure, physicians would receive a 1.2% annual increase.
Down Economy Doesn't Stall Physician Recruitment
Despite the current economic downturn, hospital CEOs are actively recruiting physicians to their organizations, according to a new study. More than half of hospital CEOs plan to increase recruitment efforts of physicians.
