U.S. Congress - H.R.5712 Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
H.R.5712 - Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010
An act entitled "The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010". view all titles (6)
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- Short: Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 as enacted.
- Short: Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 as passed senate.
- Official: An act entitled "The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010". as amended by senate.
- Official: To provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. as introduced.
- Short: Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 as introduced.
- Short: Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010 as passed house.
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Official Summary
11/30/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 18, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to continue the exisOfficial Summary
11/30/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 18, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to continue the existing 2.2% physician payment update that expires November 30, 2010, for an additional month through December 31, 2010. Applies a 20% reduction, rather than the current 25% reduction, in the discount for certain multiple therapy services furnished on or after January 1, 2011. Exempts reduced expenditures attributable to the multiple procedure payment reduction from budget-neutrality requirements. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, for purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting H.R.5712
- American Hospital Association
- National Association for Uniformed Services
- National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
- American Health Care Association
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
- Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
- ...and 1 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.5712
- Association of American Medical Colleges
Recent News Coverage
Senate Approves Bill To Block Scheduled Cut to Medicare Physician Pay
The bill (HR 5712) was approved unanimously, after leaders of the Senate Finance Committee reached a bipartisan agreement earlier in the day ...
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pOetiQ rOses Publishing - Veterans column: Forum addresses ...
10 Armed Forces New Issue, both the House and Senate approved H.R. 5712 shortly after Thanksgiving, which now sets the implementation date of the rate cuts change at Jan. 1. The cuts had been slated to take effect Dec. 3. ...
Appropriations and Doc Fix on Tap | Rheumatology Information
The Democrat-led 111th lame-duck Congress returns this week with the House scheduled to take up H.R. 5712, the Senate- passed “Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act,” which will extend to year-end of the current Medicare physician ...
President Signs SGR Fix Bill - NewsPlurk
Congress Staves Off Medicare Cut. The House of Representatives has approved the Physician and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 (HR 5712), a short-term Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) patch. more. Sleep Review ( 12/15/2010 9:51:09 AM -08:00 ) ...
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