Open Congress : News Articles for S.1776 Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 20092009-10-25T20:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/60351Senate moves to block repeal of the Medicare physician payment formulatag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/64957262009-10-25T20:00:00ZOrtho SuperSite
introduced the Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) in an effort to permanently fix the Medicare physician payment system. “I am disappointed that we ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=44950">Go to article</a> Corker Says Senate Finance Health Care Bill Could Raise Some Premiums As Much ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/64957252009-10-25T20:00:00ZChattanooga Times Free Press
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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/oct/26/corker-says-senate-finance-health-care-bill-could-/?breakingnews">Go to article</a> Gun Owners Win Opening Battle of Obamacaretag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/64837932009-10-24T20:00:00ZOpposing Views
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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-gun-owners-win-opening-battle-of-obamacare-r-1256514765">Go to article</a> ALERT! *** Gun Restrictions in Obama Care!tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/64791262009-10-22T20:00:00ZGather.com
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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977867120&grpId=3659174697244816">Go to article</a> 'Doc Buy' Fails as Physician Support for Health Care Overhaul Wanes - Shadow ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791372009-10-21T20:00:00ZStandard Newswire (press release)
... Americans for Prosperity(tm) is praising the US Senate's bipartisan rejection of the $247 billion so-called "Doc Fix" bill (S.1776) by a 53-47 margin. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/183634630.html">Go to article</a> After Blocking "Doc Fix," Senate Turns to Unemployment Extension and Defense ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791362009-10-21T20:00:00ZCapitol Hill Reports
After the vote on S. 1776, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed a motion to end debate on whether to proceed to the Unemployment Compensation ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitolhillreports.com/102209.htm">Go to article</a> 'Deficit neutral' claim bogustag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791352009-10-21T20:00:00ZMontgomery Advertiser
Some self-interested senators have split the bill into two separate bills, the other one being S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091022/OPINION02/910210381/1006/opinion">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791342009-10-21T20:00:00ZExaminer.com
... passes 246.9 billion dollars on to the deficit over a period of 10 years. have offered S.1776 as a way to buy the ama's support of health care reform. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-22228-Knoxville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d22-If-doctors-support-Obama-care-why-the-carrot-and-stick-act">Go to article</a> Obama in New York: Vote for 'the bill you least like'tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791302009-10-21T20:00:00ZRedState (blog)
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. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.redstate.com/blog/2009/10/22/obama-in-new-york-vote-for-the-bill-you-least-like/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791252009-10-21T20:00:00ZAmerican Thinker
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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/senate-rejects-doc-fix-spending-bill-as-some-democrats-side-with-republicans/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/64791242009-10-21T20:00:00ZPhysicians News Digest
who, as principal sponsor of S. 1776, worked to put an end to the annual congressional scramble to prevent severe cuts in payment to doctors who care for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://spectator.org/archives/2009/10/22/the-amas-quisling-strategy">Go to article</a> AARP Disappointed by Senate's Vote to Block Protection of Access to Medicare ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/64791332009-10-20T20:00:00ZReuters
The Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776) would have replaced today's broken doctor payment system, which calls for a 21.5 percent cut in physician pay ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS240761+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021">Go to article</a> Today on the Hilltag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/64791322009-10-20T20:00:00ZWashington Post
A vote is also expected on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act. The House meets at 10:00 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2009/10/21/BL2009102100868.html">Go to article</a> AMA Deeply Disappointed Senate Has Failed Seniors, Baby Boomers and Military ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/64791282009-10-20T20:00:00ZReuters
AMA Deeply Disappointed Senate Has Failed Seniors, Baby Boomers and Military Families by Blocking S. 1776 Permanent repeal of the Medicare physician payment ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS235240+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021">Go to article</a> 'Deficit neutral' claim bogustag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/64550122009-10-20T20:00:00ZMontgomery Advertiser
...passed is not "deficit neutral." Some self-interested senators have split the bill into two separate bills, the other one being S.1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, and it will increase the deficit by $247 billion over 10 years. It's a b<br /><br /><a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091022/OPINION02/910210381/1006/rss06">Go to article</a> Morning Bell: The Senate Begins Voting on Obamacare This Weektag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/64406372009-10-19T20:00:00ZThe Heritage Foundation
...trillion price tag. Sen. 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 <br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/20/morning-bell-the-senate-begins-voting-on-obamacare-this-week/">Go to article</a> The Senate Cloakroom: Oct. 19 – 23tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/64379612009-10-19T20:00:00ZThe Heritage Foundation
...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 overhaul being craft<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/64368522009-10-19T20:00:00ZWHIO Radio
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. "To amend title XVIII of the Social ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/failing-grade-obama-gets-an-f-on-trade/530868/">Go to article</a> Senate Postpones Vote on Fixing Medicare Doc Pay; Medicare Officials Easy Up ...tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64368532009-10-18T20:00:00ZSeniorJournal.com
Joe Lieberman jumps ship "S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that for years has threatened to impose steep ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Politics/2009/20091019-SenatePostpones.htm">Go to article</a> ACA Supports New Legislation to Repeal "Flawed" Medicare Reimbursement Formulatag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64368512009-10-18T20:00:00ZDynamic Chiropractic
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined with other provider groups to support legislation, S. 1776, introduced in Congress on Oct. 13 by Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54279">Go to article</a> 'Doc Fix' Is Backtag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64329542009-10-18T20:00:00ZHomeCare (subscription)
This time around, the fix would amount to a "freeze" as codified in the proposed bill S. 1776. The measure would repeal the current Medicare physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://homecaremag.com/news/doc-fix-back-20091019/">Go to article</a> Senate Postpones Vote On Medicare 'Doc Fix'tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64329232009-10-18T20:00:00ZKaiser Health News
"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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/October/19/Doc-Fix.aspx">Go to article</a> This Week in Congresstag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64329222009-10-18T20:00:00ZCapitol Hill Reports
The Senate this week is expected to begin debate on the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act (S. 1776), legislation that would update the Medicare physician fee ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitolhillreports.com/101909.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/64329212009-10-18T20:00:00ZDynamic Chiropractic
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined with other provider groups to support legislation, S. 1776, introduced in Congress on Oct. 13 by Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.truthout.org/1019099">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/64791312009-10-17T20:00:00ZNew York Times
Ask them to pass S. 1776 to protect seniors' access to quality care.” S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101902451.html?hpid=topnews">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/64425222009-10-17T20:00:00ZNew York Times
Ask them to pass S. 1776 to protect seniors' access to quality care.” S. 1776 is a Senate bill that would permanently adjust a Medicare payment formula that ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/satirists-get-stuck-into-president-nice-guy-20091020-h5d5.html">Go to article</a> Splitting obamacare to Fool Publictag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/64276322009-10-16T20:00:00ZAmerican Thinker
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 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/10/splitting_obamacare_to_fool_pu.html">Go to article</a> Reform farcetag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/64066552009-10-15T20:00:00ZPress-Enterprise
Debbie Stabenow last week introduced S. 1776 to repeal the formula and provide $247 billion to cover future increases in doctor payments. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/editorials/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_N_op_17_ed_stabenow1.3d9fc22.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/64276312009-10-14T20:00:00ZAAFP News Now
"S. 1776 would mean that Congress can finally recognize that the annual overriding of the reductions that the badly designed (SGR) formula generate is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1284750.html">Go to article</a> AMA Medicare Campaign Kicks-Off With New TV Adstag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/64066572009-10-14T20:00:00ZReuters
It urges people to call their Senators to support S. 1776. View the new ad online at the AMA's health reform Web site ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS186553+15-Oct-2009+PRN20091015">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/64066562009-10-14T20:00:00ZAAFP News Now
"S. 1776 would mean that Congress can finally recognize that the annual overriding of the reductions that the badly designed (SGR) formula generate is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/95DDBB0D68988A3B86257650001191F8?OpenDocument">Go to article</a> Senate Dems Stealing $247 Billion from Your Children to Pay for Obamacaretag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/63943452009-10-14T20:00:00ZThe Heritage Foundation
...increased spending under the shell of different bills. For example, Sen. 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 pricin<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/15/senate-dems-stealing-247-billion-from-your-children-to-pay-for-obamacare/">Go to article</a>