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Medicare Fee Update

On June 12 the U.S. Senate voted on S. 3101, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, but failed to gather the 60 votes needed for passage. This legislation provides an 18-month physician payment fix by continuing the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule at its current levels through the end of 2008 and granting an additional 1.1 percent positive update for 2009.
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