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Geography has role in Medicare cancer coverage
CyberKnife is a new but fast-growing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, and the chief selling point is that...
Senate, House Leadership discuss Medicare physician pay fix with Obama's healthcare team
Senate and House leaders, along with committee staffers, have been discussing with members of President-elect Barack...
McCain and Obama agree: Medicare needs new system for doctor pay
The two presidential candidates take very different approaches to healthcare reform, but they both agree that Medicare...
Congress easily overrides Medicare veto
After President Bush sought to block a bill aimed at forestalling an 11% cut in payments to doctors taking care of...
Bush vetoes bill to stop doctors’ Medicare cut
President Bush has vetoed a bill designed to protect doctors from a 10.6% cut in their reimbursement rates when...
Long-term fix is elusive in Medicare payments
Despite Congress blocking a cut in Medicare payments to doctors, it has done nothing to solve the fundamental problem...
White House vows veto of Medicare bill
The White House has renewed a vow to veto legislation that would avert imminent fee cuts to doctors who treat Medicare...
Should Congress Have Let the Cuts Stand?
The vote on H.R. 6331—the bill to halt a Medicare physician pay reduction—made for great political theater.
Doctors press Senate to undo Medicare cuts
Congress returns to work with Medicare high on the agenda and Senate Republicans under pressure after a barrage of...
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, used a national radio address to call on Republicans to back the bill to stave...