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Physician group lauds Congressional action, says it will strengthen internal medicine
January 7th, 2007
The recent Congressional action to avert Medicare payment cuts to physicians will work to strengthen the future of internal medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said in a statement of appreciation to lawmakers. ACP told members of Congress that it is very pleased that the Medicare physician payment "will avert a 5% payment cut in 2007, stabilize Medicare payments, bring down the cost of a long term fix, and mandate a pilot test of the patient centered medical home." The statement also said that ACP looks forward to working with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) on the new transitional pay for reporting program that will begin in July...
Source: Patient Care Law Weekly (2007-01-07)
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