From Harry Reid Senate web site: "The fully paid for bill that we passed today would stop doctors from taking a 21 percent pay cut and ensure Nevada’s seniors and veterans won’t lose access to medical care they depend on." http://reid.senate.gov/newsroom/pr_061810_seniors_vets.cfm
But wait, the bill is not law yet because the House has not passed the law.
From the Washington Times: "After a week of partisan wrangling, the Senate on Friday passed legislation to spare doctors a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments looming for months. But the last-ditch effort came too late.
Moments after the Senate acted, Medicare announced it would begin processing claims it has already received for June at the lower rate. The reason: the House cannot act on the fix until next week.
That means doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and other providers who bill under Medicare's physician fee schedule will have to resubmit their claims if they want to be made whole, with added paperwork costs both for the providers and for taxpayers."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/18/senate-fails-spare-doctors-medicare-cuts/
So, Harry and the senate just screwed up big time and will screw seniors, the disabled and people in the medical field. And the local press? No word on that.
Why does Harry hate seniors?
h/t Dad29
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