2010-12-30T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/60351 tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-30:/commentary/10295420 2010-12-30T19:00:00Z Article Trend I&#39;ll take that as a high compliment. Also, the &#39;Doc Fix&#39; wouldn&#39;t change. But, it was negotiated with the PPACA (S.1776 in 2009) to bring reluctant doctors on board and then stripped before the CBO report. Happy New Year Allen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://article-trend.com/2011/01/fox-news-viewers-are-misinformed-study-the-critique/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-27:/commentary/10303045 2010-12-27T19:00:00Z Verum Serum (I think as early as October 2009, when S. 1776 was in the works.) In fact, I had personal friends at the time who wanted to know about the status of the Medicare Reimbursements, and I sat in on a meeting in Washington as S.1776 was ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.verumserum.com/?p=20172">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-25:/commentary/10219171 2010-12-25T19:00:00Z Healthy - Weareokok.com A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week’s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.weareokok.com/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-22:/commentary/10182426 2010-12-22T19:00:00Z Health Care Information A procedural opinion to pierce brazen with grave caring of S. 1776 unsuccessful 43-57 final Wednesday, Oct 21. “While you strongly hold in illness caring remodel which will mount a exam of time, Americans should commend final week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcorefaq.info/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/10103858 2010-12-01T19:00:00Z World Trends A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.world-trends.info/corker-say-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-01:/commentary/9944123 2010-12-01T19:00:00Z World Trends A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.world-trends.info/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-13:/commentary/9713745 2010-11-13T19:00:00Z Fresh News To learn more about the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009: S. 1776, visit http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1776. *There are various sources quoting the Medicare reimbursement percentage that could be cut. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://byket.biz/21293-meridianemrs-doc-fix-an-unprecedented-offer-during-uncertain-times.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-22:/commentary/9476148 2010-10-22T20:00:00Z The Truth Czar A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week’s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thetruthczar.com/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-09:/commentary/9086437 2010-09-09T20:00:00Z Finance work A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. &#39;While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://xmcbd.cn/856671-Corker-Says-Senate-Finance-Health-Care-Bill-Could-Raise-Some-Premiums-As-Much-As-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-02:/commentary/9048749 2010-09-02T20:00:00Z OK TELECOMS - CONFERENCE CALLS The negative public perception of the AMA after the defeat of S.1776. Posted by CONFERENCE CALLS Comments (0). The American Medical Association (AMA) conducted a conference call with Federation Leaders with an update on health system ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oktelecoms.com/conferencecall/conference-call/the-negative-public-perception-of-the-ama-after-the-defeat-of-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9035725 2010-09-01T20:00:00Z Healthy Tips Glad Big Support f? r the reform of health care responsibility, including a permanent L? sung to the way? physicians reimbursed treatment of Medicare patients? compliments, but said he was too strong against S. 1776, two sites account ...<br /><br /><a href="http://emailforclinicians.com/corker-says-senate-finance-n-health-bill-had-some-contributions-gene-as-much-as-60-erh-hen.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-29:/commentary/9139051 2010-08-29T20:00:00Z Deloitte Health Care Senate Finance bill passes committee 14-9 with Senator Snowe&#39;s support; $1.4 trillion deficit for FY09; Studies analyze financial impact of Senate Finance bill; SGR fix proposal: S.1776 to be voted separately next week ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Insights/Browse-by-Content-Type/Newsletters/health-care-reform-memo/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-15:/commentary/8955210 2010-08-15T20:00:00Z Royals Tigers and Chiefs A procedural vote to move the official investigation S. 1776 is not 1943 to 1957, Wednesday, Oct. 21. &quot;Although I believe strongly that the health reform to the test of time, Americans must recognize the vote last week that the first ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rtctalk.com/bledsoe-signed/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-21:/commentary/8751842 2010-07-21T20:00:00Z HealthyLifeTips.org In the first vote on health care reform this week, Corker joined a majority of senators, Democrats and Republicans, in rejecting legislation (S.1776) that would have added $247 billion to the nation&#39;s record $1.4 trillion deficit. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthylifetips.org/corker-on-fox-news-americans-should-have-antennae-up-regarding-cost-of-health-care-reform/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/commentary/8625054 2010-07-01T20:00:00Z Dr Portnay S. 1776, would have averted a scheduled 21 percent cut in physician reimbursement rates for 2010 and would have eliminated the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that has caused most of the cuts over the last decade. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://drportnay.blogspot.com/2010/07/fwd-from-senator-christopher-j-dodd.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8686632 2010-06-30T20:00:00Z CURRENT SENATE BILLS A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. &#39;While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://current-senate-bills.tk/258742-Corker-Says-Senate-Finance-Health-Care-Bill-Could-Raise-Some-Premiums-As-Much-As-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8611784 2010-06-30T20:00:00Z My Medical Insurance - Unveil The Hidden True A procedural opinion to pierce brazen with grave caring of S. 1776 unsuccessful 43-57 final Wednesday, Oct 21.“While I strongly hold in illness caring remodel which will mount a exam of time, Americans should commend final week’s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mymedicalinsurances.com/2010/07/01/medical-insurances-tips-corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8597000 2010-06-27T20:00:00Z Doctors in Phoenix | Find Best Doctors... A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.doctorsphoenix.org/health-care-bill-doctors/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8725920 2010-06-23T20:00:00Z Health Legislation S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and_25.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8611785 2010-06-23T20:00:00Z Penny Hill Press S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=4845">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8767201 2010-06-22T20:00:00Z Tips and Tricks A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://articles.bloggeti.com/2010/06/23/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-14:/commentary/8512873 2010-06-14T20:00:00Z Penny Hill Press S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=4257">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8512871 2010-06-13T20:00:00Z Emac's Stock Watch Authorization to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare--a filibuster supported by 13 Democrat or Independent Senators (S. 1776: Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009); ...<br /><br /><a href="http://emac.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2010/06/14/fact-checking-real-time-bill-maher">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-10:/commentary/8485738 2010-06-10T20:00:00Z The Medical Society of the County of Albany Stabenow was author of a bill introduced last fall (S. 1776) to overturn the 21% cut and sunset the use of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; that bill was defeated 47-53. The American College of Physicians said it supports this ...<br /><br /><a href="http://albmed.org/?p=556">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8529622 2010-06-08T20:00:00Z American College of Physicians News In this regard, we strongly supported the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, S. 1776, which you introduced last fall. Although your amendment falls short of repeal, we are committed to working with you and others in Congress to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.acponline.org/pressroom/stabenow.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-03:/commentary/8443969 2010-06-03T20:00:00Z Beta Stock Market Accounting A procedural opinion to pierce brazen with grave caring of S. 1776 unsuccessful 43-57 final Wednesday, Oct 21.â??While I strongly hold in illness caring remodel which will mount the exam of time, Americans should commend final weekâ??s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.betafun.com/2010/06/04/Stock-Market-Investing-Money-tips-corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8418119 2010-06-02T20:00:00Z Health Legislation S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/06/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8384731 2010-05-26T20:00:00Z Health Legislation S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/05/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-14:/commentary/8312352 2010-05-14T20:00:00Z New Health Care Bill Facts A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newhealthcarebillfacts.org/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-25:/commentary/8203584 2010-04-25T20:00:00Z Capital Thinking Health Care However, last October, the Senate failed to gain the support of 60 Senators to proceed to floor consideration of S. 1776, the “Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009.” The legislation would have frozen physician payments at a 0 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitalthinkinghealthcare.com/?p=383">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-24:/commentary/8173807 2010-04-24T20:00:00Z PMEHRCF.COM A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. &#39;While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pmehrcf.com/667621-Corker-Says-Senate-Finance-Health-Care-Bill-Could-Raise-Some-Premiums-As-Much-As-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8139756 2010-04-18T20:00:00Z Whitehouse 2012 A procedural opinion to pierce brazen with grave caring of S. 1776 unsuccessful 43-57 final Wednesday, Oct 21.“While you strongly hold in illness caring remodel which will mount a exam of time, Americans should commend final week’s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://whitehouse2001.org/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8110204 2010-04-15T20:00:00Z Health Legislation S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8026645 2010-04-02T20:00:00Z Trenz Outlet - Health and Fitness Reviews ... but said it strongly opposes S. 1776, a bill that has two pages added 246.9 million U.S. dollars deficit as a quid pro quo for the purchase of the American Medical Associations € ™ s support for health care reform. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://trenzoutletwellnessreview.com/health-care-vote-results-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7988242 2010-03-29T20:00:00Z Pyars.com A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pyars.com/2010/03/30/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/7978189 2010-03-28T20:00:00Z Health Legislation S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and_29.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/8562361 2010-03-21T20:00:00Z The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. Cloture vote on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776 Purpose: Cloture votes are used in the Senate to end debate and move to a final up-or-down vote on the matter. The Senate cannot move forward until cloture is agreed to. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/?p=29459">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7921950 2010-03-21T20:00:00Z America's Right ... for Medicare physician payments-the total cost of which stands at well over $250 billion over ten years, according to CBO-from this bill, and including it instead in separate legislation (H.R. 3961; S. 1776) that is not paid for. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://americasright.com/?p=3955">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/7921949 2010-03-21T20:00:00Z The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. Cloture vote on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776 Purpose: Cloture votes are used in the Senate to end debate and move to a final up-or-down vote on the matter. The Senate cannot move forward until cloture is agreed to. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2010/03/22/senate-health-care-timeline-2/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7889084 2010-03-17T20:00:00Z Latest News - GOP.gov ... for Medicare physician payments-the total cost of which stands at well over $250 billion over ten years, according to CBO-from this bill, and including it instead in separate legislation (H.R. 3961; S. 1776) that is not paid for. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/03/18/highlights-of-cbos-preliminary-analysis">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7877535 2010-03-17T20:00:00Z Health Legislation Legislative activity in the current session of Congress includes S. 1776, H.R. 3961, H.R. 3590, H.R. 3326, H.R. 4691, and H.R. 4213. S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and_18.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7837563 2010-03-11T19:00:00Z Medical Rag A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medicalrag.com/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7720047 2010-03-02T19:00:00Z Health Legislation Legislative activity in the current session of Congress includes S. 1776, H.R. 3961, H.R. 3590, and H.R. 3326. S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-27:/commentary/7696169 2010-02-27T19:00:00Z The Flora Harvester So, a vote for S. 1776 could be seen as setting the stage for passage of a government takeover of health care. According to a Concord Coalition analysis in November of 2009, omitting an SGR fix in the Health Care bill understates the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thefloraharvester.blogspot.com/2010/02/medicare-pay-cuts-loom-large-and-there.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7843814 2010-02-23T19:00:00Z Too Conservative S. 1776, and it probably doesn&#39;t show up because I&#39;m not sure you ever had official cloture, but I suppose if one wanted to point to one thing that got stopped this would be it. Cato the Elder. on February 24th, 2010. Here is S.1776 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tooconservative.com/?p=6469">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7673351 2010-02-22T19:00:00Z The Lewin Report Although the House of Representatives passed a bill to eliminate the cuts (H.R. 3961) this past November, the Senate has been unsuccessful in passing similar legislation (S. 1776). Please call your lawmakers this week, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lewinreport.acc.org/post/Russian-Roulette-on-the-SGRrrr.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/10498769 2010-02-09T19:00:00Z Eric Naing In October, every Republican and 12 Democrats managed to defeat a bill (S.1776) accomplishing that in the Senate. The following month, House Democrats managed to pass a permanent Medicare fix (H.R.3961). ... - <br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1554-Medicare-Doc-Fix-Attached-To-Senate-Jobs-Bill">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7560667 2010-02-09T19:00:00Z OpenCongress ...CBO estimated would cost up to $210 billion over 10 years. In October, every Republican and 12 Democrats managed to defeat a bill (S.1776) accomplishing that in the Senate. The following month, House Democrats managed to pass a permanent Medicare fix (H<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/Yp6E18EVASI/1554-Medicare-Doc-Fix-Attached-To-Senate-Jobs-Bill">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-01:/commentary/7473684 2010-02-01T19:00:00Z The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog That, it seems, is the purview of S.1776 and, according to a recent New York Times piece, &quot;Congressional Democrats have no plans to offset the cost of S. 1776, which is why they are eager to keep it separate from the broader health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/02/just-walk-away">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/8706156 2010-01-31T19:00:00Z danny6114's Pre- posterous On October 13th, Senator Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S. 1776). The bill would permanently repeal the SGR formula. In addition to S. 1776, there are proposals within the Senate and House ...<br /><br /><a href="http://danny6114.posterous.com/reply-from-senator-mccaskill-re-medicare-phys">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-31:/commentary/7463034 2010-01-31T19:00:00Z danny61 On October 13th, Senator Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S. 1776). The bill would permanently repeal the SGR formula. In addition to S. 1776, there are proposals within the Senate and House ...<br /><br /><a href="http://danny61-perez61windstreamnet.blogspot.com/2010/02/reply-from-senator-mccaskill-re.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7452600 2010-01-30T19:00:00Z Health Legislation Legislative activity in the current session of Congress includes S. 1776, H.R. 3961, H.R. 3590, and H.R. 3326. S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthlegislation.blogspot.com/2010/01/medicare-physician-payment-updates-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/8257366 2010-01-16T19:00:00Z Total Conviction The Senate failed to cut off debate and move to a vote on S. 1776, effectively killing a bill that would have prevented a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians by fixing a reimbursement formula that many doctors consider ...<br /><br /><a href="http://theconvictor.com/columbia-j-school/at-a-crossroads-the-ama-and-health-care-reform.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-16:/commentary/7292193 2010-01-16T19:00:00Z Total Conviction The Senate failed to cut off debate and move to a vote on S. 1776, effectively killing a bill that would have prevented a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians by fixing a reimbursement formula that many doctors consider ...<br /><br /><a href="http://theconvictor.com/?p=449">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7276302 2010-01-13T19:00:00Z The IUSB Vision Weblog The Democrat majority has even relied on AARP&#39;s support for legislation (S. 1776) that would increase the federal debt by nearly $250 billion to fund physician reimbursements, even though the bill would raise seniors&#39; Medicare premiums ...<br /><br /><a href="http://iusbvision.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/corrupt-aarp-health-care-deal-puts-seniors-at-risk/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7076465 2009-12-26T19:00:00Z The Insurance Locator A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 not 43-57 on Wednesday, Oct. 21. &quot;While I strongly believe in health reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize the vote last week as the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://the-insurance-locator.com/military-health-insurance-obama/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-25:/commentary/7090263 2009-12-25T19:00:00Z Untitled A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 not 43-57 on Wednesday, Oct. 21. &quot;While I strongly believe in health reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize the vote last week as the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ekaboomers.org/health-reform-seniors/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7109434 2009-12-23T19:00:00Z Health Issues for Baby Boomers “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion … ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthissuesforbabyboomers.com/2009/12/24/we-are-the-economically-optimistic-generation/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7039061 2009-12-23T19:00:00Z Boomers Lifestyle “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://boomerslifestyle.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/as-baby-boomers-flock-to-get-fit-gyms-prepare-for-aging-exercisers-edmonton-journal/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7029848 2009-12-21T19:00:00Z FreedomWorks blogs S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, would have spent an additional $247 billion in taxpayer money on reimbursements for physicians through Medicare. In part, the Reid bill owes its &quot;deficit neutral&quot; status to the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/mclemente/obamacares-budget-trickery">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7076466 2009-12-20T19:00:00Z MHA's Executive Briefing The measure now moves to the Senate, which failed last month to advance a separate bill (S. 1776) to permanently fix the physician pay formula after opponents argued it would have added to the federal deficit. [ via AHA News Now ] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mhanewsnow.typepad.com/executive/2009/12/house-passes-bill-delaying-physician-payment-cut.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7019234 2009-12-20T19:00:00Z Battle of the Bilge In the last CBO/TRICARE article, we mentioned the failure of the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776). That bill would have permanently repealed Medicare&#39;s Sustainable Growth Rate. If the SGR is not repealed or pushed back, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2009/12/medicare_cuts/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7062797 2009-12-16T19:00:00Z American College of Physicians News The Senate also tried and failed to pass similar legislation (S.1776) that would have sunset the SGR. ACP will continue to urge the House and Senate leadership to enact a long-term solution to the SGR problem. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where_we_stand/medicare/halt_cuts.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6932973 2009-12-14T19:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 21, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 47-53 to defeat a cloture motion for the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the 21.2 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/12/sustainablegrowthrateformula.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/8132559 2009-12-09T19:00:00Z Fulbright & Jaworski Publications On October 21, 2009, the Senate rejected by a 47-53 vote the proposed Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (“S. 1776”), which sought to eliminate Medicare payment cuts for physicians. S. 1776, introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&amp;pub_id=4194&amp;site_id=494&amp;detail=yes">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7109432 2009-12-09T19:00:00Z Fulbright & Jaworski Publications On October 21, 2009, the Senate rejected by a 47-53 vote the proposed Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (“S. 1776”), which sought to eliminate Medicare payment cuts for physicians. S. 1776, introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&amp;pub_id=4194&amp;site_id=494">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914945 2009-12-08T19:00:00Z Talking With Your Doctor A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yourdoctorinfo.com/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-raise-some-premiums-as-much-as-60/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/6862698 2009-12-02T19:00:00Z Bitch About Obama While—under the proper circumstances—a “doc fix” such as this has some merit as a means of keeping physicians from abandoning the Medicare program, S. 1776 contained no spending reductions to offset its considerable cost. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bitchaboutobama.com/2009/12/03/top-10-reasons-to-oppose-nancy-pelosis-healthcare-takeover/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6802781 2009-11-25T19:00:00Z Congress and Law S. 1776 (111th Congress) Summary On October 13, 2009, Senator Stabenow (and 4 co-sponsors) introduced S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, which would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/recent-legislative-activity-on-medicare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6795037 2009-11-24T19:00:00Z KSDP 830 AM - Sand Point, AK One of the key amendments Begich is supporting is outlined in S. 1776 which would provide a permanent fix for Medicare payments, by repealing the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that determines physician payments for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://apradio.org/press-release-says-begich-focuses-on-fixes-to-health-care-bill-medicare-veterans-care-rural-hospitals-need-more-attention/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6795039 2009-11-23T19:00:00Z Hello Boomers World “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://helloboomers.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/ama-deeply-disappointed-senate-has-failed-seniors-baby-boomers-and-ama/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6783490 2009-11-23T19:00:00Z Community Oncology Alliance Additionally, the Senate has already tried but failed to pass a stand alone bill (S. 1776) addressing the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. So, right now averting the 21.2% payment cut is tied to passage of the Senate bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.communityoncology.org/more-on-senate-health-care-reform-bill/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6743137 2009-11-19T19:00:00Z Hillbilly Report - Front Page October 21, 2009 the Senate filibustered (S. 1776). Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning voted against a motion to end the filibuster of (S. 1776), click here to see the Roll Call. This bill would have put an end to the annual cycle of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hillbillyreport.org/diary/892/bunning-mcconnell-davis-guthrie-rogers-and-whitfield-vote-against-seniors-and-military-families">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/7238677 2009-11-17T19:00:00Z SUNY Downstate AAMC OSR Resources Debbie Ann Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the &quot;Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009&quot; (S. 1776) in order to address Medicare physician reimbursement shortfalls (including a 21% reduction looming this year). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sunydownstate-aamc-osr.blogspot.com/2009/11/i.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6809562 2009-11-17T19:00:00Z Obama Health Care Plan, Economy, and Bailouts! A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.obamamobileusa.com/2009/11/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6743140 2009-11-17T19:00:00Z Donklephant They may get one due to the defeat of S. 1776, which sought to eliminate automatic pay cuts Clinton/Gingrich proposed, but have never made it into the law. But almost everyone who opposes Reid&#39;s health bill in the Senate opposed that, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://donklephant.com/2009/11/18/cbo-says-senate-health-care-bill-cuts-deficit-by-127b/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-16:/commentary/6969017 2009-11-16T19:00:00Z What comes next As ACP has reported to you, the Senate recently failed to pass its SGR bill (S. 1776) &lt;http://capwiz.com/acponline/utr/1/CCANLPYRVO/HEWJLQABDG/4263877741&gt; , which would have eliminated all future SGR cuts. It failed because of concerns ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jjaeger3.blogspot.com/2009/11/fw-open-me-house-sgr-vote-expected-any.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/7151944 2009-11-08T19:00:00Z Other Road A separate $247 billion Senate measure, S.1776, the Stabenow bill, would have imposed a 10-year freeze on mandated cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. Rs defeated S.1776 on October 21, 2009, signaling the House that it would have to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://other-road.blogspot.com/2009/11/liars-damned-liars-and-politicians-part_09.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/9139049 2009-11-06T19:00:00Z Dr. Leigh Saint-Louis On Wednesday, the measure (S.1776) was defeated in a roll call vote 53 – 47. …That got me wondering how much in dollar figures physicians are reimbursed by Medicare. Good luck finding it online. I couldn&#39;t… ...<br /><br /><a href="http://drleigh.org/2009/11/the-deal-with-medicare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/8562365 2009-11-04T19:00:00Z HomeCare Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., proposed a bill in the Senate (S. 1776) that would amount to a &quot;freeze&quot; that would repeal the current Medicare physician payment system at a cost of about $247 billion over 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://homecaremag.com/news/physician-fee-cut-20091105/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6868822 2009-11-04T19:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 13, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the now 21.2 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the SGR ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/11/medicarephysicianpaymentreformact.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6743138 2009-11-04T19:00:00Z Open CRS: Recent Reports S. 1776 would have (1) set the update to the conversion factor at 0% for 2010 and in subsequent years, and (2) sunset the SGR system immediately. On October 21, 2009, the cloture motion to proceed to the bill was not invoked by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40907/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6605555 2009-11-04T19:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 13, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the now 21.2 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the SGR ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/11/medicarephysicianpaymentreformact.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6556430 2009-10-31T20:00:00Z The Khaki Elephant And while I&#39;m ecstatic that this bill (S. 1776) failed, I still feel the need to give a shout out to fellow Michigander Debbie Stabenow who stood by her convictions and voted to bribe doctors despite its obvious ethical depravity and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.khakielephant.com/2009/11/obama-fix-fails.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6556429 2009-10-31T20:00:00Z Start Thinking Right Many may also note that the Congressional Budget Office recently analyzed similar legislation (S. 1776) as raising Medicare premiums by $70 billion. Long-Term Care Program: The bill includes a new program for long-term care services ...<br /><br /><a href="http://startthinkingright.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/a-summary-of-the-government-takeover-of-health-care/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-30:/commentary/9733875 2009-10-30T20:00:00Z Pensions and Retirement The CLASS Act and the Community First Choice option are under attack! Basic Questions and Answers about medicare Prescription Drug Coverage April 2005 CMS Quarterly Provider Update Now Available CMS publishes this Update at the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pensionsearcher.com/medicare-and-medicaid/georgia-physicians-encouraged-to-call-u-s-senators-about-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/9139052 2009-10-28T20:00:00Z Latest News - GOP.gov Many may also note that the Congressional Budget Office recently analyzed similar legislation (S. 1776) as raising Medicare premiums by $70 billion. Long-Term Care Program: The bill includes a new program for long-term care services ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/29/house-democrat-health-reform">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6565042 2009-10-28T20:00:00Z Fulbright & Jaworski Publications On October 21, 2009, the Senate rejected by a 47-53 vote the proposed Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (“S. 1776”), which sought to eliminate Medicare payment cuts for physicians. S. 1776, introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fulbright.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.detail&amp;pub_id=4194&amp;site_id=494&amp;detail=yes">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6517189 2009-10-27T20:00:00Z America's Right The Democrat majority has even relied on AARP&#39;s support for legislation (S. 1776) that would increase the federal debt by nearly $250 billion to fund physician reimbursements, even though the bill would raise seniors&#39; Medicare premiums ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.americasright.com/2009/10/ulterior-motives-of-aarp.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/7109436 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z News, Information, Articles, Reviews, and... (AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY - WASHINGTON, DC) The Senate voted Oct. 21 on a motion to invoke the cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776, a bill by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.radrounds.com/profiles/blogs/senate-votes-down-legislation">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6630338 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z Boomers Lifestyle James Rohack, MD President, American Medical Association: “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://boomerslifestyle.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/ama-deeply-disappointed-senate-has-failed-seniors-baby-boomers-and-military-families-by-blocking-s-1776-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6507407 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z CRFB.org - The Bottom Line The CBO estimates that repealing SGR, as S. 1776 calls for, would increase spending by $247 over the next ten years. Since 2003 Congress has been overriding scheduled payment cuts on an ad-hoc basis. Without action next year there will ...<br /><br /><a href="http://crfb.org/blogs/cbo-delivers-cost-estimate-physician-payment-updates">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6507382 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z Underdog Your recent vote against the S.1776, Medicare Physicians Fairness Act is appalling. You seem to forget that we seniors, most of us, do not have access to the great health care insurance we buy YOU ! In your vote you showed the contempt ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-write-letterssenators-alexander.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6504874 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z Akron Law Café This is precisely what Senator Debbie Stabenow tried to do with her bill, S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009.&quot; This very short bill abolishes the SGR formula and freezes physician reimbursement rates at present levels ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/10/health-care-financing-reform-48-sgr-why-physicians-are-facing-a-20-pay-cut-from-medicare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6504873 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z Lehigh Valley Clancularius Introspectives (LVCI) S.1776, amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require an update of 0% to the single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2010 and following years. Under current law, the Congressional ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lehighvalleyclanculariusintrospective.blogspot.com/2009/10/divisive-email.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6503506 2009-10-26T20:00:00Z Common American Journal The Democrat majority has even relied on AARP&#39;s support for legislation (S. 1776) that would increase the federal debt by nearly $250 billion to fund physician reimbursements, even though the bill would raise seniors&#39; Medicare premiums ...<br /><br /><a href="http://commonamericanjournal.com/?p=4999">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/9207900 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z NASW Advocacy Blog Clinical social workers that participate in Medicare Part B will have their payment rates protected against a large cut provided the Senate acts favorably on the “Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009” (S. 1776). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.socialworkblog.org/advocacy/2009/10/nasw-health-care-reform-roundup-october-26-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/8706157 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z What's Wrong With American Health Care Today This effort to permanently fix the SGR isn&#39;t over, but we should acknowledge a few positive developments associated with S.1776 including continuing strong support and leadership by Sen. Stabenow and active support from the AARP and the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://doctoroncallnm.blogspot.com/2009/10/does-ama-represent-us.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/8562364 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z NASW Advocacy Blog Clinical social workers that participate in Medicare Part B will have their payment rates protected against a large cut provided the Senate acts favorably on the “Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009” (S. 1776). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.socialworkblog.org/advocacy/index.php/2009/10/26/nasw-health-care-reform-roundup-october-26-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6594949 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z Michael Burcham's Journal The Senate voted 47-53 Thursday against a motion to proceed to consideration of a 10-year Medicare “doc fix” bill (S. 1776). The bill would prevent the scheduled 2010 cut in physician payment rates and repeal the “sustainable growth ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.michaelburcham.com/journal/last-week-in-washington-wow/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6565041 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 26, 2009, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a brief letter estimating the effects of the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776). As previously reported, the CBO believes that S.1776 would increase ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/10/cboscoremedicarephysiciansfairnessact.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6565040 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z Recent CBO Cost Estimates This letter responds to your request for information on the effects of S. 1776, the. Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009. Under current law, the Congressional Budget. Office (CBO) estimates that Medicare&#39;s payment rates for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10674">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6503505 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z Seymour Herald A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. “While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://seymourherald.com/politics/2009/oct/26/at-town-hall-in-bledsoe-co-cor/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6500577 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z educational rEVOLution The bill, S. 1776, according to Gun Owners of America is an end-around attempt by the gun grabbers to fund the gun related provisions of Obama&#39;s health Care reform legislation. The bill titled “Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://educationalrevolution.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/senators-attempt-to-prevent-debate-on-medicare-bill-a-win-for-gun-owners-of-america/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6495724 2009-10-25T20:00:00Z Director's Blog Today CBO released a letter responding to a request from the Ranking Members of the House and Senate Budget Committees for information on the effects of S. 1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=401">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/10103860 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z Surgical Health Care Redesign You see, the formula for Medicare payments to physicians was broken and called for Medicare physician payments to cover a loss in excess of $250B. By creating S. 1776, the Senate hoped to keep this costly fix out of the cost of health ...<br /><br /><a href="http://surgeonshealthpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/10/senate-1776-bill-failed.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/7395696 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z Opposing Views - Issues, Experts, Answers So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a “separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opposingviews.com/i/gun-owners-win-opening-battle-of-obamacare">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6605558 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z Government Watchdog&#39;s Blog Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), took the lead and introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776). Another Democratic bill stopped. Some Senators stepped up &amp; voted against it! Hopefiully it doesn&#39;t come back up! ...<br /><br /><a href="http://governmentwatchdog.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/senate-bill-s-1776-defeated/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6556431 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z bluebeerriver The victory on S. 1776 means that it will be much harder for Obama, Reid and Pelosi to pick up the somewhat fiscally-minded Blue Dog Democrats they so desperately need to get their anti-gun ObamaCare legislation passed. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://bluebeerriver.blogspot.com/2009/10/thank-you-blue-dogs.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6494176 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z Opposing Views - Issues, Experts, Answers So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a “separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-gun-owners-win-opening-battle-of-obamacare">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6483769 2009-10-24T20:00:00Z DOTmed.com News In breaking news today, the Senate vote for cloture on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, has just finished--53 to 47 against cloture. (Cloture is the procedure by which the Senate can overcome a filibuster by placing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10537/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6500579 2009-10-23T20:00:00Z Baby Boomer News - Baby Boomer Polls -... S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion for patients and physicians, and the AMA, AARP and MOAA strongly supported her ...<br /><br /><a href="http://boomerchannels.com/2009/10/24/ama-deeply-disappointed-senate-has-failed-seniors-baby-boomers-and-military-families-by-blocking-s-1776.aspx?ref=rss">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6477589 2009-10-23T20:00:00Z USA Carry So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a &quot;separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usacarry.com/forums/north-carolina-discussion-firearm-news/10065-gun-owners-win-opening-battle-obamacare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6477577 2009-10-23T20:00:00Z willhelm's Clog Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to reject 47-53 a free-standing Medicare bill, S. 1776, that would have pushed up the national deficit by a quarter of a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://willhelm.amplify.com/2009/10/24/the-congressional-scam-that-failed/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/9139050 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Latest entries from BlueOregon Carla, have you looked deeply enough into this to know whether Oregon would benefit more from Medicare +5 or from S. 1776? Have you followed the news coverage of this issue over the last several days? Seems to me there have been radio ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/10/push-schrader-off-the-fence.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/8937356 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts - DBKP Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to reject 47-53 a free-standing Medicare bill, S. 1776, that would have pushed up the national deficit by a quarter of a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2009/10/sarah-palin-rino-alarms-more-fox-war-news-morning-intell/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/8562362 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Battle of the Bilge And it wasn&#39;t the politics of the administration that caused it. For more information on the failure of S. 1776, please see AARP&#39;s press release here, and I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll have something about the issue in upcoming Legislative Updates. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2009/10/cboagain/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6630337 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Quick Insurance Source Excellent News!! We win one and the Senate, our elected officials who are supposed to represent US, actually showed a dash of ethics. All-in-all, not a bad way to begin a Friday. From Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert dated 10/23/2009 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://quickinsurancesource.com/5210/senate-shots-down-s-1776-and-strike-one-for-obamacare-thank-you-blue-dogs">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6547633 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z TIME GOES BY On Wednesday, the measure (S.1776) was defeated in a roll call vote 53 – 47. Twelve Democrats and one independent voted against the bill because its cost - $247 billion over 10 years – was not funded. That got me wondering how much in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2009/10/medicare-physician-payments.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6529700 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z One Man's Thoughts So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a “separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://onemansthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/gun-restrictions-in-obamacare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6529699 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Healthcare Reform & Policy Today Instead, S. 1776 was an attempt to add $249 billion straight to the national debt. Let&#39;s crunch the numbers: the $81 billion dollar savings of the Baucus bill minus the $249 billion appropriation to “fix” the physician payment formula ...<br /><br /><a href="http://aocopm.blogspot.com/2009/10/senate-bill-1776-fix.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6520278 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z We the People So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a &quot;separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867120">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6517230 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Red Pills Excellent News!! We win one and the Senate, our elected officials who are supposed to represent US, actually showed a dash of ethics. All-in-all, not a bad.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redpills.org/?p=7408">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6500580 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Uninsured RX The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the &quot;cloture&quot; vote today in the US Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uninsuredrx.com/2009/10/23/acp-statement-on-senate-vote-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6499992 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Senior Prescription Savings The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the &quot;cloture&quot; vote today in the US Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seniorprescriptionsavings.com/2009/10/23/acp-statement-on-senate-vote-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6499663 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Doctor to Doctor The US Senate blocked a vote to consider Senate Bill 1776 on Wednesday. Known as the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, the legislation would have provided a permanent fix to the flawed SGR formula. Currently Medicare physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ncmedsoc.org/blog/index.php/archives/1559">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6491361 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Somnia Blog a bill to fix the automatic Medicare pay cut in regards to physicians failed. The bill failed to pass by a vote of 47-53 in the Senate.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.somniaanesthesiaservices.com/?p=784">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6479123 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association... So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a “separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://forum.pafoa.org/national-11/76516-gun-owners-win-opening-battle-obamacare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6472942 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z ZAMP Bionews The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the.<br /><br /><a href="http://bionews.zampbioworld.org/2009/10/23/31416">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6472941 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z McClatchy Watch Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to reject 47-53 a free-standing Medicare bill, S. 1776, that would have pushed up the national deficit by a quarter of a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-october-23-got-news-or-update.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6472940 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z My Kids Deserve Better» My Kids Deserve Better The roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1776 is instructive of what happens to a bill that cannot stop the filibuster on the motion to proceed. President Obama and the White House asked Senator Reid to put $247 billion in new ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mykidsdeservebetter.com/conservatives_are_cool-article_feeds/redstate-com/obama-in-new-york-vote-for-%E2%80%98the-bill-you-least-like%E2%80%99">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6469517 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Tennessee Gun Owners The victory on S. 1776 means that it will be much harder for Obama, Reid and Pelosi to pick up the somewhat fiscally-minded Blue Dog Democrats they so desperately need to get their anti-gun ObamaCare legislation passed. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/national-politics-legislation/29214-another-victory.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6469384 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images So what Obama, Reid, and Pelosi did was to try to pass a separate bill (S. 1776) which would fund the anti-gun ObamaCare bill by raising the deficit another $247 billion dollars. But, they would argue, because S. 1776 was a &quot;separate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://maylattanzio.blogspot.com/2009/10/from-gun-owners-of-america-we-have-won.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6466067 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z zikkir The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the “cloture” vote today in the U.S. Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://zikkir.com/health/16646">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6460854 2009-10-22T20:00:00Z The News Factor, an informative online... Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to reject 47-53 a free-standing Medicare bill, S. 1776, that would have pushed up the national deficit by a quarter of a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://novus2.com/wordpress/?p=9086">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/9092721 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Change.org's Health Care Blog The focus on cost has produced one victim already from our watch list: S. 1776, the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix. It proposed to fix the perennial moratorium on SGR. Originally intended to align physician fee growth with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://health.change.org/blog/view/public_option_popularity_in_limbo">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/8937357 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Progress Illinois When you speak of the time the Senate will discuss S. 1776; are you speaking of EDT? I am in PDT and I am not hearing discussion on emergency unemployment compensation. Does anybody know exactly when they will discuss S. 1776 on C-SPAN2 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.progressillinois.com/2009/10/22/reid-cloture-unemployment-benefits">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/8562363 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z MILSPEAK FOUNDATION Ryan signed MOAA letters to every senator on October 20, urging them to vote for S. 1776, but the vote failed after several senators expressed concern about how to pay for the bill, which would cost $250 billion over the next 10 years. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://milspeakcreativewritingseminars.blogspot.com/2009/10/tricare-for-life-threatened-by-obama.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/7898555 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z The Conservative Journal Stabenow introduced S. 1776, legislation that specifically deals with Medicare Reimbursement and Reid moved that legislation into the agenda so that it will be debated and voted on this week effectively sweeping $247 billion dollars in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://theconservativejournal.com/2009/10/22/hc-reform-voting-begins/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6547635 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z REPUBLICAN REDEFINED Tuesday, US Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) delivered a great speech (especially for a Senator who is anything but a talker) on the floor of the Senate opposing S. 1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act, sponsored by Senator Debbie ...<br /><br /><a href="http://republicanredefined.com/2009/10/22/high-corker-senate-dropping-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6547632 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Medical News Base The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medicalnewsbase.com/healthcare-news/acp-disappointed-by-cloture-vote-on-s-1776-says-repeal-of-sgr-is-necessary/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6529698 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z BUNKERVILLE | God, Guns and Guts Comrades! In breaking news today, the Senate vote for cloture on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, has just finished–53 to 47 against cloture. (Cloture is the procedure by which the Senate can overcome a filibuster by placing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://bunkerville.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/reid-goes-down-in-flames-first-vote-loss-53-47/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6525351 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z www.osma.org OSMA Breaking News The “Medicare Physicians Fairness Act,” S. 1776, would have averted physician Medicare payment cuts of 40 percent over the next several years, including an impending 21 percent cut in 2010. However, the legislation failed to get the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.osma.org/i4a/pages/headlinedetails.cfm?id=1135">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6500578 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Change.org's Universal Health Care Blog The focus on cost has produced one victim already from our watch list: S. 1776, the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix. It proposed to fix the perennial moratorium on SGR. Originally intended to align physician fee growth with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthcare.change.org/blog/view/public_option_popularity_in_limbo">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6494177 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Small Business Law The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 47, the nays are 53. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is rejected.<br /><br /><a href="http://janetrudd.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/s-1776-the-medicare-physician-fairness-act-of-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6477578 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Rural The American College of Physicians is gravely disappointed by the failure of the &quot;cloture&quot; vote in the US Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009.&amp;nbsp; The legislation would have put an end to the cycle of annual ...<br /><br /><a href="http://rural.trakkrz.com/2009/10/22/acp-statement-on-senate-vote-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6475951 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Physicans News By Lori Heim, MD, President American Academy of Family Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians and its more than 94600 members are extremely.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/10/22/family-physicians-extremely-disappointed-with-failure-of-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6469459 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Underdog However, I voted against S. 1776 because it is a dangerous and short-sighted bill that eliminates one payment model without replacing it with another and, most importantly, adds $246.9 billion to the debt piling up on future generations ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-get-lettersseniors-voted-against-by.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6469382 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z The Palgrave Econolog - latest stories... KEY VOTE ALERT&quot;NO&quot; to &quot;Doc Fix&quot; (S. 1776)The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote &quot;NO&quot; on the so-called Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, otherwise known as the &quot;Doc Fix&quot; bill (S. 1776). A vote on this p<br /><br /><a href="http://econolog.net/story.php?cluster_id=51168">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6466068 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Progress Illinois - When you speak of the time the Senate will discuss S. 1776; are you speaking of EDT? I am in PDT and I am not hearing discussion on emergency unemployment compensation. Does anybody know exactly when they will discuss S. 1776 on C-SPAN2 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://progressillinois.com/2009/10/22/reid-cloture-unemployment-benefits">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6461478 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z The Latest News, Analysis & Commentary... The roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1776 is instructive of what happens to a bill that cannot stop the filibuster on the motion to proceed. President Obama and the White House asked Senator Reid to put $247 billion in new ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsacoalition.org/2009/10/22/ap-obama-asks-congress-to-vote-for-the-bill-you-least-like/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6460147 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Home Page News S. 1776 would have &quot;wiped the slate clean&quot; by repealing SGR, resetting the budget baseline that is the primary obstacle to Medicare physician payment reform. The debt that has accumulated in the SGR system because of annual temporary ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pamedsoc.org/HomePageNews/SGR.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458770 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z News from healthcarefinancenews.com According to Stabenow, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) would have protected Medicare for the future and prevented doctors from dropping from Medicare participation. &quot;The formula is complicated and does not reflect the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/congress-says-it-wants-medicare-doctor-payment-fix">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458715 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Liberty's Army The Hill is reporting that Harry Reid claims that he was led to believe that more than two dozen Republicans would vote for S.1776: The Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009. “I was told by various people that we would have 27 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.libertysarmy.com/2009/10/21/big-government/reid-blames-others-for-loss-on-s-1776-the-medicare-physician-fairness-act/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458638 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z The Foundry October 22, 2009 G-Man, VA writes: …my Senators are finaling getting it! Both Senator Webb and Warner voted &#39;NO&#39; to S. 1776! Minor victory, and I am still tracking their votes, but they finally represented the “Old Dominion!” ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/22/morning-bell-a-whole-new-health-care-ball-game/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458637 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Jesse's Hunting & Outdoors Forum ... the White House and Dem leaders scurried today to try and pass a $247 billion payoff to doctors groups as an enticement to support Obamacare. Surprise: The fix failed. The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/politics-hot-topics/193997-obamacare-doctor-bribe-fails-senate-reid-whines.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458636 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z ARRA News Service Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to get the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1776, a $247 billion deficit-financed bill to prevent cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/10/today-in-washington-d-c-oct-22-2009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458635 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Patterico's Pontifications The reference to 27 votes was made well before S. 1776 was introduced and in the context of bipartisan health reform legislation,” said J. James Rohack, AMA president. “The majority of Democrats and Republicans support SGR repeal for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://patterico.com/2009/10/22/obamacare-the-doc-fix-isn%E2%80%99t-in/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458375 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z CafeMom Answers The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. Here&#39;s the roll call vote: Go to link to see votes. tnmom... Asked at 9:05 AM on Oct. 22, 2009 by: tnmomofive &middot; Next Question » &middot; Next Question in Category ». Facebook; MySpace; Twitter ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafemom.com/answers/316539/Thought_the_fix_was_in?cat_id=12">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458374 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Pundit & Pundette The roll call vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1776 is instructive of what happens to a bill that cannot stop the filibuster on the motion to proceed. President Obama and the White House asked Senator Reid to put $247 billion in new ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.punditandpundette.com/2009/10/will-they-walk-plank-for-obama.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458371 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z COACHEP The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. Here&#39;s the roll call vote:And now look who&#39;s whining. Harry Reid blames the AMA:Reid brought the $247 billion bill to the Senate floor this week as part of a deal to secure the support of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://coachep.com/wordpress/?p=2784">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458370 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Be John Galt S.1776 got defeated yesterday fairly soundly. Dingy could not even deliver his own caucus. Here&#39;s the thought. S.1776 had $250Bn in costs. If Dingy now attaches that bill and cost to the health care bill, what happens to the voting? ...<br /><br /><a href="http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/gallup-obama-decline-largest-in-decades/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458369 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Disabled World &quot;The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/ama-s-1776.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6455503 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z Change.org's Universal Health Care Blog The focus on cost has produced one victim already from our watch list: S. 1776, the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix. It proposed to fix the perennial moratorium on SGR. Originally intended to align physician fee growth with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://healthcare.change.org/blog/view/when_public_popularity_means_being_in_limbo">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6455502 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z tomllewis What&#39;s this? You are currently reading HowTheWorldWorks – Why Some Doctors Support Obamacare (S. 1776) at tomllewis. meta. Author: tomllewis; Comments: No Comments; Categories: MSM - Media bias, Video &middot; Oulipo by Mignolo ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomllewis.com/?p=2491">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6454586 2009-10-21T20:00:00Z The Greenroom The reference to 27 votes was made well before S. 1776 was introduced and in the context of bipartisan health reform legislation,” said J. James Rohack, AMA president. “The majority of Democrats and Republicans support SGR repeal for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/10/22/obamacare-the-doc-fix-isnt-in/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6454590 2009-10-21T10:32:12Z RedState The Senate cloture vote on the motion to proceed was 47 Ayes to 53 Nays, the necessary 60 votes needed to end the filibuster of the motion to proceed did not occur. The Senate has pulled S. 1776 from the floor and is considering an appropriations bill. N<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/blog/2009/10/21/keep-calling-cloture-vote-on-s-1776-at-215-pm-in-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/9670528 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z TENNESSEE MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. &#39;While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tennesseemedicaresupplement.com/349964-Corker-Says-Senate-Finance-Health-Care-Bill-Could-Raise-Some-Premiums-As-Much-As-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/9309149 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Veterans Resources James Rohack, MD President, American Medical Association: “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.veteransresources.org/2009/10/ama-deeply-disappointed-senate-has-failed-seniors-baby-boomers-and-military-families-by-blocking-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/8888454 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z HEALTH CARE BILL VOTE A procedural vote to move forward with formal consideration of S. 1776 failed 43-57 last Wednesday, October 21. &#39;While I strongly believe in health care reform that will stand the test of time, Americans should recognize last week&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://health-care-bill-vote.tk/946363-Corker-Says-Senate-Finance-Health-Care-Bill-Could-Raise-Some-Premiums-As-Much-As-60.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/8464799 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty But today by a 47-53 vote, the Senate - including 13 Democrats - voted against a motion to end a filibuster against S. 1776, the Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2009, even though the bill had the support of the White House, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2009/10/congress-again-fails-to-end-sgr-lunacy.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/7292192 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Science Codex - Tech The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the &quot;cloture&quot; vote today in the U.S. Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sciencecodex.com/acp_statement_on_senate_vote_s_1776">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/7109435 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z CMA Alert Today&#39;s United States Senate vote for cloture on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, failed by a vote of 47 to 53. The bill would permanently repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) and would lay the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.calphys.org/html/cc975.asp">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/7062798 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Charles Grassley's Recent C-SPAN Appearances But as fundamentally flawed as the physician payment system is, S. 1776, the bill before us, is just as fundamentally flawed. S. 1776 would add--can my colleagues believe this--a $ 1/4 trillion cost to the national debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/77531&amp;id=9047796">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6645210 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Pennsylvania Physician Law and Finance Blog &quot;S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that for years has threatened to impose steep annual cuts in the rates that doctors are paid,&quot; according to the Times. &quot;The formula, tracing to laws ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pahealthlaw.com/blog/post/2009/10/21/Senate-Postpones-Vote-On-Medicare-Doc-Fix.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6499993 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Windy City News » Chicago Headlines S. 1776 would have preserved access by replacing flawed payment system Today the US Senate blocked critical legislation to protect access to doctors for.<br /><br /><a href="http://chicagopressrelease.com/press-releases/american-association-of-retired-people-disappointed-by-senates-vote-to-block-protection-of-access-to-medicare-doctors">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6499664 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Congress - Press Releases For Immediate Release Sessions Comments on Vote on S. 1776, legislation affecting the Sustainable Growth Rate Contact: Stephen Boyd or Sarah Haley (202) 224-4124 October 21, 2009.<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:1060604781&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6495657 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Science Codex - Tech The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of the &quot;cloture&quot; vote today in the U.S. Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sciencecodex.com/acp_statement_on_senate_vote_s_1776">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6483792 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Hot Trends Blog Keep Calling: Cloture Vote on S. 1776 at 2:15 PM in Senate! Just in from Freedom Works VP for Policy Max Pappas: “The Senate is going to balloting terminate on S.1776 this afternoon around 2 pm. Today&#39;s terminate balloting is key–if ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hot-trends-blogger.blogspot.com/2009/10/keep-calling-cloture-vote-on-s-1776-at.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6461477 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Open Congress : Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] S.1776: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6236">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6460162 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Doctor to Doctor Today the United States Senate blocked a vote to consider Senate Bill 1776. Known as the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, this legislation would have provided a permanent fix to the flawed SGR formula. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ncmedsoc.org/blog/index.php/archives/1511">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458634 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z FreedomWorks On behalf of hundreds of thousands of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to VOTE NO on cloture for S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physician Fairness Act,&quot; and its appalling and dishonest attempt to mask the tremendous costs health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/key-vote-no-on-cloture-for-s-1776">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458378 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Tennessee Republican Party WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) today voted against legislation, S. 1776, which eliminates the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare payment model without replacing it with another and adds $246.9 billion to the debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tngop.org/wordpress/?p=3260">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458376 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z AmSpecBlog “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://spectator.org/blog/2009/10/21/ama-deeply-disappointed-by-fai">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458373 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Ruth Ulrich But Sen. Blanche Lincoln Didn&#39;t Blink At Adding Hundreds Of Billions To The Deficit. (S. 1776, Cloture Vote, Failed 47-53; R: 0-40, D: 46-12, I: 1-1, Blanche Lincoln Casting A “Yea” Vote, 10/21/00) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ruthulrich.com/?p=515">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458372 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 21, 2009, the US Senate voted 47-53 on a cloture motion for the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the 21.5 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/10/medicarephysicianfairnessact-1.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454679 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z MD Connector ACP statement on Senate vote, S. 1776 EurekAlert (press release) The American College of Physicians, representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, is gravely disappointed by the failure of . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mdconnector.org/news/acp-statement-on-senate-vote-s-1776-eurekalert-press-release">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454587 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Boulder is a Stoopid Place ... the White House and Dem leaders scurried today to try and pass a $247 billion payoff to doctors groups as an enticement to support Obamacare. Surprise: The fix failed. The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://boulderisstoopid.blogspot.com/2009/10/dr-bribe-fails.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454585 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z There's My Two Cents If one of the Senators above is your guy, call and tell him not to support cloture on S. 1776. If your Senators are Democrats, call them, too. This is definitely something where a flood of phone calls will have an effect, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theresmytwocents.com/2009/10/small-obamakennedydeathcare-bill-needs.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454568 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Clarksville, TN Online The Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) would have replaced today&#39;s broken doctor payment system, which calls for a 21.5 percent cut in physician pay in January. The bill failed to pass a key procedural vote in the Senate today. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/10/21/aarp-disappointed-by-senate%E2%80%99s-vote-to-block-protection-of-access-to-medicare-doctors/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451690 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z The Policy Page The reference to 27 votes was made well before S. 1776 was introduced and in the context of bipartisan health reform legislation. The majority of Democrats and Republicans support SGR repeal for seniors and baby boomers, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/21/medicare-%E2%80%98doctor-fix%E2%80%99-goes-down-in-flames-reid-blames-ama/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451689 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Pat Dollard | Young Americans The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. Here&#39;s the roll call vote: congressionalvote. And now look who&#39;s whining. Harry Reid blames the AMA: Reid brought the $247 billion bill to the Senate floor this week as part of a deal to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://patdollard.com/2009/10/reid-loses-doc-fix-vote-blames-it-on-ama/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451688 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z just a conservative girl Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776 ) Vote Number: 325 Vote Date: October 21, 2009, 02:34 PM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected ...<br /><br /><a href="http://912member.blogspot.com/2009/10/we-should-send-some-thank-you-notes.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451687 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty But today by a 47-53 vote, the Senate - including 13 Democrats - voted against a motion to end a filibuster against S. 1776, the Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2009, even though the bill had the support of the White House, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.acponline.org/advocacy/2009/10/congress-again-fails-to-end-sgr-lunacy.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451613 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z The Daley Gator The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. Here&#39;s the roll call vote: And now look who&#39;s whining. Harry Reid blames the AMA: Reid brought the $247 billion bill to the Senate floor this week as part of a deal to secure the support of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/obamacare-doctor-bribe-fails-in-senate-reid-whines-michelle-malkin/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451612 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Michelle Malkin Surprise: The fix failed. The cloture voted on S. 1776 failed by 47-53. Here&#39;s the roll call vote: And now look who&#39;s whining. Harry Reid blames the AMA: Reid brought the $247 billion bill to the Senate floor this week as part of a deal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/21/obamacare-doctor-bribe-fails-in-senate-reid-whines/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451611 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z medinnovationblog Preface: This note appeared in Sermo.com, asking the 110000 Sermo physicians to vote and express their concern about S.1776. which announces S.1776, repeals, SGR, and and fixes doctor Medicare reimbursement. Dear Sermo Physician, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medinnovationblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/from-senator-tom-coburn-re-medicare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451598 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z SENATUS Senators have defeated a procedural (cloture) motion to begin debate on the Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) by a vote of 47 to 53. Sixty votes were needed to move the bill forward. According to Roll Call, Democratic leaders ...<br /><br /><a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/senate-defeats-procedural-motion-on-medicare-physician-fairness-act/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451566 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z PUMABydesign001's Blog UPDATE: S.1776 47 Yea, 53 Nay = Denied U.S. Senate blocks bill. How does it feel Harry Reid to be a SUCKER? Oh and how do you spell SETBACK = F A I L!!!!! We&#39;re not tired. We haven&#39;t even gotten warmed up yet. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pumabydesign001.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/reid-tells-colleagues-ama-led-him-astray-as-s-1776-is-voted-down/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451565 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Swampland “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America&#39;s seniors, baby boomers and military families. Senator Stabenow is a long-time champion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/10/21/docs-fix-doa/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451564 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Thomas Jefferson Club Blog The bill is known as S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act, and supposedly is set for cloture today. So, yes, once again, you need to take time out of your day to call your Senators to make sure they don&#39;t do something deceitful ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thomasjeffersonclubblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/senate-health-care-shell-game/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451562 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Jane Q. Republican “The Senate is going to vote cloture on S.1776 this afternoon around 2 pm. Today&#39;s cloture vote is key–if they get this through, they will have come through in buying off the doctors and will keep lying about the overhaul reducing the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://janeqrepublican.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/call-burr-before-cloture-vote-at-2-pm/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451560 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z VotingFemale Speaks! According to Heritage.org, “For the Senate leaders, it&#39;s [S. 1776] a neat little way around the public appearance of aggravating the already enormous “deficit problem” They raise ten year health spending by $247 billion, but keep it out ...<br /><br /><a href="http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/obama-covers-his-communist-heart-with-a-smiley-face-lesson-learned-from-fidel-castro/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451559 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z medinnovationblog A Democratic bill ( S. 1776) would permanently scuttle cuts without addressing the higher cost. The would simply take the cuts out of the bill and handle it separately by adding to the deficit. Republicans favor scrapping the pay cuts, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medinnovationblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/unkindest-cut-of-all.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451558 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z zikkir “S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that for years has threatened to impose steep annual cuts in the rates that doctors are paid,” according to the Times. “The formula, tracing to laws ...<br /><br /><a href="http://zikkir.com/health/15867">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6451557 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Liberty's Army U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) delivers floor remarks opposing S. 1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). The legislation adds $246.9 billion to the debt and eliminates the SGR (Sustainable ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.libertysarmy.com/2009/10/21/health-care/senator-bob-corker-opposes-s-1776-medicare-physician-fairness-act/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6449198 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z MichelleBreaksitDown.com The Senate is preparing to vote for cloture on S.1776. This amendment Senate Democrats are proposing includes a $247 billion package for the American Medical Association. Essentially, they are attempting to bribe the doctors&#39; lobby into ...<br /><br /><a href="http://michellebreaksitdown.com/blog/2009/10/21/senate-bribes-doctors-for-support-of-obamacare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6449197 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Libs Lie Interesting comments from U.S Senator Bob Corker opposing S. 1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). The legislation adds $246.9 billion to the debt and eliminates the SGR (Sustainable ...<br /><br /><a href="http://libs-lie.com/2009/10/21/sen-bob-corker-opposing-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6449196 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Social Debate: Barack and American Politics Just in from Freedom Works VP for Policy Max Pappas: “The Senate is going to vote cloture on S.1776 this afternoon around 2 pm. Today&#39;s cloture.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bitchaboutbarack.com/?p=6676">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6449193 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Dan_Perrin's blog Tell each one to oppose cloture on S. 1776. Supporting cloture is an endorsement of the Democrats&#39; strategy to pass Obamacare and will seriously increase the deficit (click to see group letter opposing cloture on S. 1776.) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/dan_perrin/2009/10/21/keep-calling-cloture-vote-on-s-1776-at-215-pm-in-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6445946 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z Erick's blog The Senate is expected to try to take up S. 1776 today for a cloture vote. What that means is the Senate will see if it can get 60 votes to cut off debate on the measure. As I told you yesterday, S. 1776 is a deficit busting bribe to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/10/21/target-these-republican-senators-today/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6444914 2009-10-20T20:00:00Z PharmaGossip We encourage Senator Corker to join his colleagues in voting yes on S. 1776 before access to care for Tennessee patients is further eroded by steep Medicare cuts to physicians. For more on the rolling debate on the bill, see this story ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2009/10/senator-compares-ama-to-prostitute.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/7315269 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z WSJ.com: Health Blog We encourage Senator Corker to join his colleagues in voting yes on S. 1776 before access to care for Tennessee patients is further eroded by steep Medicare cuts to physicians. For more on the rolling debate on the bill, see this story ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/10/20/senator-compares-ama-to-a-prostitute/tab/article/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/7109438 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z www.drugwonks.com > Blog That, it seems, is the purview of S.1776 and, according to the New York Times, “Congressional Democrats have no plans to offset the cost of S. 1776, which is why they are eager to keep it separate from the broader health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drugwonks.com/blog_post/show/7025">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/7109437 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Patients First | Hands Off Our Health Care! On behalf of the millions of members represented by the undersigned groups, we urge you to oppose S. 1776, the “Medicare Physician Fairness Act,” and its appalling and dishonest attempt to mask the tremendous costs health care reform ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joinpatientsfirst.com/?p=887">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6932974 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Latest Activity on radRounds Radiology Network Debbie Stabenow of Michigan has introduced a bill, S. 1776, to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and erase the $240 billion debt associated with it. The Senate will be holding a series of votes the week of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.radrounds.com/xn/detail/1791588:Topic:53266">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6831322 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Jack's posterous A Democratic bill ( S. 1776) being debated in the Senate this week would permanently scrap the planned cuts without addressing the higher cost. Many Republicans favor scrapping the pay cuts, but oppose the bill because it would add to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://pharmagossip.posterous.com/senator-compares-ama-to-a-prostitute-health-b">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6668292 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Latest Activity on radRounds Radiology Network Debbie Stabenow of Michigan has introduced a bill, S. 1776, to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and erase the $240 billion debt associated with it. The Senate will be holding a series of votes the week of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.radrounds.com/group/americancollegeofradiology/forum/topics/support-senate-sgr-repeal-bill">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6540635 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Independent Women's Forum - Michelle D. Bernard On behalf of the millions of members represented by the undersigned groups, we urge you to oppose S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physician Fairness Act,&quot; and its appalling and dishonest attempt to mask the tremendous costs health care reform ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iwf.org/iwfmedia/show/22237.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6514379 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Latest Activity on radRounds Radiology Network Debbie Stabenow of Michigan has introduced a bill, S. 1776, to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and erase the $240 billion debt associated with it. The Senate will be holding a series of votes the week of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.radrounds.com/xn/detail/1791588:Topic:53266?xg_source=activity">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6483752 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z The Foundry Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, as we explained yesterday, raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion over the next ten years and $3 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://foundry.heritage.org/2009/10/20/morning-bell-the-senate-begins-voting-on-obamacare-this-week/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6477552 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Club for Growth Introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), S. 1776 would raise reimbursements for physicians through Medicare to the tune of $247 billion over 10 years. While this so-called &quot;doc fix&quot; has merit under the right circumstances as a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2009/10/more_on_the_doc_fix.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6469383 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z P Phosphorus ... representing 129000 internal medicine physicians and medical trainee members, is gravely defeated by the lemon of the &quot;cloture&quot; ticket today in the US Senate on S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009. &lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;<br /><br /><a href="http://p-phosphorus.info/?p=2403">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6454569 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z UAADV Kansas Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - S.1776. The Senate is also expected to start work on this bill that would repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that results in annual cuts that Congress reverses every year. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://uaadvkansas.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-19-2009-megavote-for-kansas-2nd.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6451561 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Right Truth Via email from Eric Erickson at RedState: The Senate is about to vote for cloture on S. 1776. This legislation is the first vote in the Obamacare battle on the floor of the Senate. Basically, the bill would bribe the...<br /><br /><a href="http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2009/10/call-to-action-on-obamacare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6449194 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Tennessee Republican Party WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) said today that the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act, S. 1776 – which adds $246.9 billion to the debt and eliminates the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare payment model without replacing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tngop.org/wordpress/?p=3250">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445433 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z ZAMP Bionews The Medicare Rights Center sent a letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in support of S. 1776, legislation sponsored by Senator Stabenow that would repeal.<br /><br /><a href="http://bionews.zampbioworld.org/2009/10/20/31288">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6444895 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z graphics software S. 1776. ... Uncategorized. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** S. 1776 – The Medicare Physician Payment Bill ...<br /><br /><a href="http://graphicssoftware.edublogs.org/2009/10/20/update-concerning-october-20-2009-the-ofnetwork-update/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442521 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Newest Political Polls Averaged - More... Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, as we explained yesterday, raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion over the next ten years and $3 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://on-line-tribune-front-page.blogspot.com/2009/10/healthcare-update-senate-begins-voting.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442520 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Underdog Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - S.1776 The Senate is also expected to start work on this bill that would repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that results in annual cuts that Congress reverses every year. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/10/district8tennessee-recent-votes.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442519 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Policy and Medicine Specifically, S. 1776 is a “Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula,” which would prevent steep annual cuts in the rates that doctors are paid. Essentially, the AMA worked with politicians by saying they ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.policymed.com/2009/10/senate-debates-doc-fix-off-budget-ama-pushes-hard-for-legislation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442518 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z There's My Two Cents The Senate is about to vote for cloture on S. 1776. This legislation is the first vote in the Obamacare battleon the floor of the Senate. Basically, the bill would bribe the doctors&#39; lobby into supporting Obamacare to the tune of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theresmytwocents.com/2009/10/call-your-senators-right-now.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442517 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Harrolds.blogspot.com If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit &quot;by a penny,&quot; I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2009/10/2nd-amendment-sdrra-full-alert-federal_20.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442516 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z The OFNetwork Update Mrs. LINCOLN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1776, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ofnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/update-for-october-20-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442515 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Prescriptions We encourage Senator Corker to join his colleagues in voting yes on S. 1776 before access to care for Tennessee patients is further eroded by steep Medicare cuts to physicians.” E-mail This; Print; Share Close ...<br /><br /><a href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/senator-claims-ama-selling-its-support/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442514 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z ARRA News Service Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, . . . raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion over the next ten years and $3 trillion over the next ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/10/today-in-washington-d-c-oct-20-2009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442488 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Senior Prescription Savings The Medicare Rights Center sent a letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in support of S. 1776, legislation sponsored by Senator Stabenow that would repeal Medicare&#39;s flawed physician payment formula. Under the current Sustainable ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seniorprescriptionsavings.com/2009/10/20/medicare-rights-center-supports-legislation-to-repeal-medicares-flawedphysician-payment-formula-avert-looming-cuts/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442487 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z HEALTH A Democratic bill (S. 1776) being debated in the Senate this week would permanently scrap the planned cuts without addressing the higher cost. Many Republicans favor scrapping the pay cuts, but oppose the bill because it would add to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://health.ikimizde.com/senator-compares-ama-to-a-prostitute.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442486 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z MyWeaverville.com Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 – S.1776. The Senate is also expected to start work on this bill that would repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that results in annual cuts that Congress reverses every year. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://myweaverville.com/2009/10/20/megavote-for-nc%E2%80%99s-11th-congressional-district-oct-19-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442485 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Social Debate: Barack and American Politics This is rather inside the baseball, but it is also very important. The Senate is about to vote for cloture on S. 1776. This legislation is the first vote in.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bitchaboutbarack.com/?p=6657">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442484 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z WSJ.com: Health Blog We encourage Senator Corker to join his colleagues in voting yes on S. 1776 before access to care for Tennessee patients is further eroded by steep Medicare cuts to physicians. For more on the rolling debate on the bill, see this story ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/10/20/senator-compares-ama-to-a-prostitute/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442483 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Erick's blog The Senate is about to vote for cloture on S. 1776. This legislation is the first vote in the Obamacare battle on the floor of the Senate. Basically, the bill would bribe the doctors&#39; lobby into supporting Obamacare to the tune of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/10/20/senate-set-to-cast-first-vote-on-obamacare-gop-assisting-the-democrats/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442461 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z US Liberty Journal Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, as we explained yesterday [read about their Shell Game], raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://uslibertyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/10/senate-begins-voting-on-obamacare-this.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6442459 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z South Carolina News Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, as we explained yesterday, raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion over the next ten years and $3 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://news.sc/2009/10/20/morning-bell-the-senate-begins-voting-on-obamacare-this-week/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440635 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z KS-Family Court Reform Coalition Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 – S.1776. The Senate is also expected to start work on this bill that would repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that results in annual cuts that Congress reverses every year. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ksfcrc.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/table-border0-cellspacing0-cellpadding0-unselectableontbodytrtdpboctober-19-2009b-pbin-megavote-kansas-2nd-congressional-districtb-pbrecent-congressional-votesb-ullisenate-energy-water-development-rel/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440634 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Medical Replies - Medical News And Articles MedicalReplies.com - The Medicare Rights Center sent a letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in support of S. 1776, legislation sponsored by Senator Stabenow that would repeal Medicare&#39;s flawed physician payment formula.<br /><br /><a href="http://medicalreplies.com/medicare-rights-center-supports-legislation-to-repeal-medicares-flawedphysician-payment-formula-avert-looming-cuts/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440633 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z NASW Advocacy Blog Clinical social workers that participate in Medicare Part B will have their payment rates protected against a large cut provided the Senate acts favorably on the “Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009” (S. 1776). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.socialworkblog.org/advocacy/index.php/2009/10/20/medicare-fee-schedule-update/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440632 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Wake up America On behalf of the millions of members represented by the undersigned groups, we urge you to oppose S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physician Fairness Act,&quot; and its appalling and dishonest attempt to mask the tremendous costs health care reform ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2009/10/open-letter-to-united-states-senate-re.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440631 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Jane Q. Republican If approved, S.1776 would zero out those planned cuts, with no offsetting cuts in spending elsewhere – it would add one-quarter trillion dollars to an already bloated federal deficit. This bill was scheduled for a cloture vote the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://janeqrepublican.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/budget-neutral-medicare-cuts-cloture-getting-confused/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440630 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z TDR Roundtable Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced, and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is moving to the floor, S. 1776 which, as we explained yesterday, raises Medicare provider reimbursement rates by $247 billion over the next ten years and $3 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/politics/216965-keep-your-back-against-wall.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440629 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z The Guns Network LLC ~ Discussion Forums If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely, ————- Gun Owners of America ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?t=364030">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440628 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Jamie Dupree By the way, for those of you who back the idea of lawmakers reading the entire bill, here is the full text of S. 1776. &quot;To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wsbradio.com/blogs/jamie_dupree/2009/10/medicare-doc-fix.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6440626 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z The Foundry Late last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the next week would be devoted to S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act. The $247 billion so-called “doc fix” was originally included in the massive health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/20/the-senate-cloakroom-oct-19-%E2%80%93-23/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6437960 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z The Foundry Late last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the next week would be devoted to S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act. The $247 billion so-called “doc fix” was originally included in the massive health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://foundry.heritage.org/2009/10/20/the-senate-cloakroom-oct-19-%E2%80%93-23/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6437959 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Club for Growth The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote &quot;NO&quot; on the so-called Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, otherwise known as the &quot;Doc Fix&quot; bill (S. 1776). A vote on this proposal is expected later this week. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2009/10/key_vote_alert_doc_fix.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6437433 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Keyboard Militia If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://keyboardmilitia.blogspot.com/2009/10/harry-reid-tries-to-ease-passage-of.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6437432 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Alaska Health Policy Review A bill was introduced on Wednesday evening, S.1776, which would repeal this proposed cut as well as the other proposed cuts for the next 10 years. It is expected that the US Senate could vote on this next week, possibly as early as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://akhealthpolicy.org/2009/10/19/alert-on-physician-fix-bill-in-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6436848 2009-10-19T20:00:00Z Munz's Place Now, Senate Democrat Leader Reid has crafted a procedural trick: He&#39;ll restore over $200 billion of the $404 billion in cuts in separate legislation -- S. 1776. Because it is a separate bill, he will continue to claim that health reform ...<br /><br /><a href="http://themunz.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-action.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6605559 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Capitol Insight The immediate goal of S. 1776 is to &quot;wipe the slate clean&quot; by repealing SGR. Unfortunately, the bill also includes a 10-year freeze on Medicare reimbursement rates. The AMA reports, however, that it has a commitment from Senate leaders ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pamedsoc.org/MainMenuCategories/Government/CapitolInsight/Oct-19-2009.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6449195 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z News from healthcarefinancenews.com WASHINGTON – The AARP and the American Medical Association are urgeing Senators to pass S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act. The bill is expected to lay the foundation for a new payment system to help ensure seniors&#39; access to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/aarp-ama-urge-congress-support-physician-access-bill">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6442460 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z The Lewin Report produced what could turn into a major miracle in Congress this week with the introduction of S. 1776. The bill would eliminate the (un)Sustainable Growth Rate (SGRrrr*) formula for the next 10 years, without creating the budgetary ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lewinreport.acc.org/post/Getting-Rid-of-the-SGRrrr-Albatross.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6440625 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Government Bytes But at the same time, S. 1776 would pass into law and ring up another quarter trillion dollars in deficit spending on the side, outside the context of the &quot;comprehensive&quot; health care bill. Put it this way, when the Washington Post ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=4912">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6436803 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z www.swbd.com Affordable Insurance They have introduced legislation (S.1776) that would repeal SGR, but it would also add $250 billion to the deficit. Several Senate Democrats are quoted in the article as opposing anything that would make the deficit bigger than it ...<br /><br /><a href="http://southwesternbenefitdesigners.blogspot.com/2009/10/leaving-table.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6436802 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Gardner's Gate bill, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), to abolish the flawed formula used to determine Medicare reimbursement rates. This bill is critically important to all physicians, but especially to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://gardnersgate.blogspot.com/2009/10/please-help-us-fix-sgr.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6436801 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z The Politics of Jamie Sanderson Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - S.1776. The Senate is also expected to start work on this bill that would repeal the Medicare physician payment formula that results in annual cuts that Congress reverses every year. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/10/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional_19.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6436800 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z The Central Line Starting this week, the Senate will take a series of critical votes on a bill, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), to abolish the flawed formula used to determine Medicare reimbursement rates. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thecentralline.org/?p=794">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432953 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z AAPS News of the Day “Now we have the Stabenow bill, S. 1776, a supposed stand-alone “fix” for doctors&#39; pay. Remember that the word “fix” can be used in several ways—such as “I&#39;m going to fix you but good.” “For once, a short, simple bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00500">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432952 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z ARRA News Service At 4:30 PM, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1776, a $247 billion bill to prevent cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. An agreement on amendments to the bill is being negotiated, but no votes are scheduled for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/10/today-in-washington-d-c-oct-19-2009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432951 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Desert Conservative John Ensign (R) NOW and urge them to VOTE YES on S. 1776. Use our hotline at (888) 434-6200. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help ensure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.desertconservative.com/2009/10/19/no-medicare-cutsyoue-action-needed/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432924 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Daily Kos ...to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the Leaders o<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/fUXi2-nRrSM/-This-Week-in-Congress">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432919 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Rowlind [dot] Info The AARP and the American Medical Association are urgeing Senators to pass S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://rowlind.info/finance/aarp-ama-urge-congress-to-support-physician-access-bill.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432914 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Policy & Advocacy The U.S. Senate is finally moving on a bill (S.1776) that would eliminate Medicare&#39;s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The SGR formula essentially cuts Medicare payment rates. For more information on SGR and S.1776 click HERE. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://coruralhealth.blogspot.com/2009/10/call-senator-bennet-senator-udall-today.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432908 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z The Centrist On October 13, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the 21.5 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://palinyoubetcha2012.com/wordpress/?p=5528">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6432907 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z Dr. Wes So, by my most optimistic calculations so far, the Health Care Reform package will cost U.S. taxpayers about $829 Billion (Baucus Bill) + $200 Billion (S. 1776) = $1.03 Trillion. Does anyone else know of other legislation similarly ...<br /><br /><a href="http://drwes.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-reform-103-trillion-and-counting.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6427633 2009-10-18T20:00:00Z OpenCongress ...to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled between the Leaders o<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OpenCongressCongressGossipBlog/~3/EPdqibnkwF4/1301-This-Week-in-Congress-Let-s-Make-a-Deal">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6445434 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist Fortunately, there is a bill – S. 1776 – that can help. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help to make sure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. It would preserve seniors&#39; access ...<br /><br /><a href="http://edwardjanus.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/upcoming-senate-vote-say-yes-to-medicare-reform-the-petition-site/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6432913 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z VitalSigns... by iMedExchange AARP and the AMA are urging the Senate to pass the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776) which would eliminate the 21.5 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the application of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://vitalsigns.imedexchange.com/2009/10/aarp-ama-urge-congress-to-pass-the-medicare-physician-fairness-act.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6427628 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z Belmont Rocks! The second is S.1776, deceitfully named the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009. This bill will increase payments to doctors from Medicare by $247 billion over the next ten years. The money will come from…you guessed it, more debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.belmontrocks.com/2009/10/18/splitting-obamacare-to-fool-public/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6427627 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z The PPJ Gazette If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely,. Posted in 2nd amendment, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/harry-reid-tries-to-ease-passage-of-anti-gun-health-bill-through-procedural-fraud-scheme/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6427624 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z Dr. Wes During the meeting it was announced that S.1776 will serve as the Senate vehicle for eliminating the SGR formula and lay the foundation for establishing a new Medicare physician payment system. This new proposal will be incorporated ...<br /><br /><a href="http://drwes.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-good-options-for-specialists.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6427623 2009-10-17T20:00:00Z Prescriptions S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that for years has threatened to impose steep annual cuts in the rates that doctors are paid. The formula, tracing to laws passed in 1989 and 1997, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/doc-fix-could-break-budget-goals/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6432910 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Conservative Libertarian Outpost If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://patricksperry.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/passage-of-anti-gun-health-bill-through-procedural-fraud-scheme/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6427629 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Good Guys with Guns $404 billion in cuts in separate legislation - S. 1776. Because it is a separate bill, he will continue to claim that health reform &quot;doesn&#39;t increase the federal deficit by a single penny,&quot; even though it ...<br /><br /><a href="http://goodguyswithguns.blogspot.com/2009/10/10-17-09.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419330 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Liberty's Roar The second is S.1776, deceitfully named the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009. This bill will increase payments to doctors from Medicare by $247 billion over the next ten years. The money will come from…you guessed it, more debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://libertysroar.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/have-i-mentioned-that-democrats-elect-reprobates/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419327 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Dr Portnay Please --- Ask Your Senator to Support S.1776 and Eliminate Medicare Payment Cuts http://viigo.im/1cR5about 17 hours ago from Viigo. Ahhhh - the life of a interventionalist - 5pm, wanna go home &amp; see my wife and kids but gotta go cath a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://drportnay.blogspot.com/2009/10/weekly-tweets-october-17th.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419323 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z University of Louisville AMA-MSS Senators Reid and McConnell will negotiate an agreement which will permit a very limited number of amendments to S. 1776 to be offered and voted upon. We expect that there will be one or more votes on S. 1776 next week, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://uoflama.blogspot.com/2009/10/s-1776-update.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419322 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Katy Tea Party Patriots On Tuesday, October 13th, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced S.1776, the “Medicare Physicians Fairness Act”. The bill would repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that is currently used to establish annual Medicare ...<br /><br /><a href="http://katytea.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/stealth-senate-health-care-bill-s-1776-to-pass-next-week/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6406654 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z MedSense It is imperative that we send as many letters via e-mail as possible before 12pm Eastern on Monday, October 19 to ensure that S. 1776 is successful. SEND YOUR LETTER NOW! Please forward this message to your colleagues. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medsense.blogspot.com/2009/10/stand-alone-bill-to-repeal-sgr-formula.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6406652 2009-10-16T20:00:00Z Brian Ahier - Health IT & Healthcare Reform Senator Debbie Stabenow (D Mich) introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776) , which would eliminate the 21.5 % Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the application of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ahier.blogspot.com/2009/10/medicare-physician-fairness-act-of-2009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/8706155 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association... If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit &quot;by a penny,&quot; I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/75666-harry-reid-suggests-health-care-cost-2-trillion.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/8132560 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 13, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the 21.5 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/10/medicarephysicianfairnessact.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6824739 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Each Patient Counts: Massachusetts Medical... The MMS urges physicians to call their senators and urge them to support S. 1776, the measure that would repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and lay the foundation for establishing a new Medicare physician payment ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.massmed.org/index.php/2009/10/call-your-senator-to-support-s-1776-and-repeal-the-sgr/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6436847 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Medicare Update On October 13, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S.1776), which would eliminate the 21.5 percent Medicare payment rate reduction for physician services in 2010 and sunset the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/10/medicarephysicianfairnessact.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6427626 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Max Baucus - Radio-People Now, Senate Democrat Leader Reid has crafted a procedural trick: He&#39;ll restore over $200 billion of the $404 billion in cuts in separate legislation — S. 1776. Because it is a separate bill, he will continue to claim. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.radio-people.com/info.php?p=39467778">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6419329 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Rural S. 1776 will serve as the Senate legislative vehicle for eliminating Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and laying the foundation for establishing a new Medicare physician payment update system. Sen. read more ...<br /><br /><a href="http://rural.trakkrz.com/2009/10/16/medicare-physicians-fairness-act-of-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6419328 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Red Pills If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely,. To Red Pills home page. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redpills.org/?p=7255">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6419325 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Civic Direct Online Petition Feed Fortunately, there is a bill - S. 1776 - that can help. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help to make sure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. It would preserve seniors&#39; access ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.civicdirect.net/civic_action/upcoming-senate-vote-say-yes-medicare-reform">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6419324 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z AASM Articles introduced S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009,&quot; which Senate leadership announced will serve as the legislative vehicle for eliminating Medicare&#39;s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and laying the foundation for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aasmnet.org/Articles.aspx?id=1467">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6419321 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Overview Petitions - Care2: ThePetitionSite Your help is essential if we are to prevent these cuts and others that will come in future years. Sign the petition letter encouraging your senators to support you and your doctor. Urge them to vote Yes on S. 1776. deadline: 10-24-2009 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/703792928">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406653 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Pulaski Family Now, Senate Democrat Leader Reid has crafted a procedural trick: He&#39;ll restore over $200 billion of the $404 billion in cuts in separate legislation — S. 1776. Because it is a separate bill, he will continue to claim that health reform ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blog.pulaski-family.com/?p=1257">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404309 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z SENATUS Procedural vote scheduled on Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776). 11 hours ago; Senate unanimously confirms Steven O&#39;Donnell as US Marshal for the District of Rhode Island. 12 hours ago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/nevada-senate-biden-raises-funds-for-reid/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404308 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z American College of Phlebology : Press Room now to urge your senators to support S. 1776 to eliminate Medicare payment cuts. Full Alert. Previous &middot; Membership | Meetings | Education | Resources &amp; Publications | Research | Patient Information | Advertising &amp; Sponsorship ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.phlebology.org/pressroom/ama-messages/ama-special-alert-10162009">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404307 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Action Potential Contact your senators in support of S. 1776. With the introduction in the U.S. Senate of S. 1776, the &quot;Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009,&quot; earlier this week, the AMA urges all physicians to contact their senators and tell them to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://actionpotential-aanem.blogspot.com/2009/10/medicare-physicians-fairness-act-of.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404306 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z The OFNetwork Update A couple days later, there will be another procedural vote in the Senate on S. 1776. When the time comes, we will need you to contact your senators again and ask them to vote YES (don&#39;t worry, we&#39;ll remind you!). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ofnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/update-for-october-16-2009-part-deux/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404305 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Association Management Plus S. 1776, The Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, would repeal the SGR and erase the 40 percent cuts medicine faces today, including the 21 percent cut scheduled for January 1. This is a standalone bill introduced by Senator Debbie ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amplus.us/2009/10/congress-to-vote-on-repealing-sgr-immediate-action-necessary/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404304 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Al's Bargain Place Evan Bayh (D) NOW and urge them to SUPPORT S. 1776. Use our hotline at (888) 434-6200. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help to make sure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/blog/allil?id=7058">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404302 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z digilaw Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 – S. 1776. Keep an eye on Senate Bill 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009. The bill was introduced earlier this week by Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://digilaw.livejournal.com/27608.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404301 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine Contact your two U.S. Senators immediately and urge them to support passage of S.1776. Let them know how important this legislation is to the seniors and physicians in your state. Take action now. Tell your Senators to support S. 1776. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://acutecareinc.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/edpma-action-alert/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404300 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is proposing separate legislation (S.1776) that would repeal the Medicare payment update formula (one of the more bizarre Congressional administrative pricing creations), and the result would be a $247 billion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/the-senates-health-care-shell-game-congress-dealing-from-the-bottom-of-the-deck-to-cheat-you-into-poverty/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404299 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z ARRA News Service Also yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1776, a $247 billion bill to prevent cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. A cloture vote is scheduled for Monday evening. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/10/today-in-washington-d-c-oct-16-2009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404298 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z medinnovationblog Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Dem, introduced a bill in the Senate (S.1776) to get rid of the existing SGR formula. Because of some procedural hocus pocus, it may go straight to the Senate floor without going through a committee.” ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medinnovationblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/medicare-pay-cuts-for-doctors-saga.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404297 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z AmmoLand.com If you are serious about your commitment not to increase the deficit “by a penny,” I would urge you to vote against cloture on the motion to proceed to this fraud scheme, numbered S. 1776. Sincerely,. ————-. Gun Owners of America ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ammoland.com/2009/10/16/harry-reid-tries-to-ease-passage-of-anti-gun-health-bill-through-procedural-fraud-scheme/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6404296 2009-10-15T20:00:00Z Community Oncology Alliance Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 (S. 1776) to eliminate the scheduled 21.5% cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians. S. 1776, which has four cosponsors, would also repeal the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.communityoncology.org/bill-to-eliminate-21-5-cut-s-1776/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/8224376 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty ACP members need to continue to urge your Senators to vote to waive the budget rules and final passage of S. 1776. Check ACP&#39;s legislative action center http://capwiz.com/acponline/home/for the latest updates. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2009/10/finally-plan-to-end-lunacy-of-medicare.html?showComment=1256088056501">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/7349337 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z WSJ.com: Health Blog Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Dem, introduced a bill in the Senate (S.1776) to get rid of the existing SGR formula. Because of some procedural hocus pocus, it may go straight to the Senate floor without going through a committee. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/10/15/medicare-pay-cuts-for-doctors-the-saga-continues/tab/article/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6458377 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z !GATHERING POSTAHOLICS! Jon Tester (D) NOW and urge them to SUPPORT S. 1776. Use our hotline at (888) 434-6200. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help to make sure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855623">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6432909 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z AAFP News Now Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, or S. 1776. Now, the AAFP is using its Speak Out alert system to ask members to contact their legislators to support the bill.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/government-medicine/20091015sgr-fix-legislation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6427625 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z Fix Health Care Policy Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is proposing separate legislation (S.1776) that would repeal the Medicare payment update formula (one of the more bizarre Congressional administrative pricing creations), and the result would be a $247 billion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/research/senate-dems-stealing-247-billion-from-your-children-to-pay-for-obamacare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6419326 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z Orshe Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Dem, introduced a bill in the Senate (S.1776) to get rid of the existing SGR formula. Because of some procedural hocus pocus, it may go straight to the Senate floor without going through a committee. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.orshe.com/medicare-pay-cuts-for-doctors-the-saga-continues">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6396731 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z SENATUS Procedural vote scheduled on Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776). 3 hours ago; Senate unanimously confirms Steven O&#39;Donnell as US Marshal for the District of Rhode Island. 4 hours ago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/nominations-confirmed-october-15/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6396730 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z Physician Voice The Stabenow bill, S. 1776, the “Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009,” creates the pathway to achieve that goal. Call (888) 434-6200 toll free to leave a message for your senator. S. 1776 will: serve as the Senate legislative ...<br /><br /><a href="http://physicianvoice.blogspot.com/2009/10/senate-bill-on-sgr.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6396729 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z !GATHERING POSTAHOLICS! Jon Tester (D) NOW and urge them to SUPPORT S. 1776. Use our hotline at (888) 434-6200. This bill would not only stop the upcoming Medicare cuts, it also would help to make sure that doctors can continue caring for Medicare patients. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855623&amp;grpId=3659174697253488&amp;nav=Groupspace">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394340 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z Who cares? WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Seniors and their physicians moved a step closer to permanent repeal of the broken Medicare physician payment formula this week with legislation (S. 1776) under consideration in the Senate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://godsunfoldingplan.org/community/wandatan/2009/10/15/ama-medicare-campaign-kicks-off-with-new-tv-ads/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394339 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty On Monday, Senator Reid will bring S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act, to the Senate for a vote. The bill, introduced by Senator Debbie Stabenow, simply sunsets the SGR and eliminates all of the scheduled cuts in 2010 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.acponline.org/advocacy/2009/10/finally-plan-to-end-lunacy-of-medicare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394338 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z zikkir (at the THOMAS Web site, type “S. 1776″ in the search box after selecting “Bill Number”) Now, the AAFP is using its Speak Out alert system to ask members to contact their legislators to support the bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://zikkir.com/health/13989">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394337 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z Real Health Reform S. 1776 will be the subject of a cloture vote on Monday, Oct 19. The Senate needs 60 votes to invoke cloture to allow formal consideration of the bill. A vote on final passage is expected to occur late next week, either on Oct. 22 or 23 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://realhealthreform.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/sgr-vote-in-senate-on-monday-being-closely-watched-by-physicians/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394336 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z The Foundry Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is proposing separate legislation (S.1776) that would repeal the Medicare payment update formula (one of the more bizarre Congressional administrative pricing creations), and the result would be a $247 billion ...<br /><br /><a href="http://foundry.heritage.org/2009/10/15/senate-dems-stealing-247-billion-from-your-children-to-pay-for-obamacare/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6394335 2009-10-14T20:00:00Z WSJ.com: Health Blog Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Dem, introduced a bill in the Senate (S.1776) to get rid of the existing SGR formula. Because of some procedural hocus pocus, it may go straight to the Senate floor without going through a committee. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/10/15/medicare-pay-cuts-for-doctors-the-saga-continues/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6391614 2009-10-13T20:00:00Z Health Policy Blogger by Peyton Howell Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will attempt to bring S. 1776 before the full Senate tomorrow. However if there is an objection, Senator Reid will file a cloture motion which would limit debate and require 60 votes. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://policypeyton.blogspot.com/2009/10/senate-democrats-move-to-fix-medicare.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6419320 2009-10-12T20:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1776">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6394341 2009-10-12T20:00:00Z Richard Durbin's Recent C-SPAN Appearances Mr. DURBIN. I understand S. 1776, introduced earlier today by Senator Stabenow, is at the desk. I ask for its first reading. Congressional Chronicle software (C) National Cable Satellite Company 2009. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/77531&amp;id=9044532">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6436804 2009-10-11T20:00:00Z Latest Medical Technology from Bio-Medicine.Org Hurts Seniors, Access and Choice of Physician ,...ician Payment Reform ,, WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /P...ans moved a step closer to permanent repeal of the...ek with legislation (S. 1776) under consideration ...mphasize this essential element ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-technology-1/AvMed-Covers-H1N1-Flu-Vaccine-For-Members-5395-1/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6432920 2009-10-11T20:00:00Z SENATUS Procedural vote scheduled on Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776). 14 hours ago; Senate unanimously confirms Steven O&#39;Donnell as US Marshal for the District of Rhode Island. 15 hours ago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/south-carolina-senate-a-new-democratic-challenger-for-demint/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6396732 2009-10-11T20:00:00Z Latest Medical Technology from Bio-Medicine.Org d a step closer to permanent repeal of the broken ...legislation (S. 1776) under consideration in the S... this essential element of health reform, the Amer... (Date:10/15/2009)...wire-Asia-FirstCall/-- SOKO Fitness &amp; Spa,Grou..., ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-technology-1/Regulatory-Leader-in-OASIS-Documentation-Introduces-OASIS-C-Products-5400-1/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6394343 2009-10-11T20:00:00Z Latest Medical Technology from Bio-Medicine.Org d a step closer to permanent repeal of the broken ...legislation (S. 1776) under consideration in the S... this essential element of health reform, the Amer... (Date:10/15/2009)...wire-Asia-FirstCall/-- SOKO Fitness &amp; Spa,Grou..., ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-technology-1/Aprimas-EHR-Helps-Bend-Urology-Associates-Improve-Efficiency--Workflow-5391-1/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6394334 2009-10-11T20:00:00Z Open Congress : Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.1776 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1776/show">Go to article</a>