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Steps Toward A Permanent Medicare 'Doc Fix'?
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., and Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., introduced the latest bill Wednesday aimed at reforming how Medicare pays healthcare providers and to prevent a scheduled, Jan. 1, 2013 cut to physician reimbursement rates. The bipartisan measure would replace Medicare's current pay formula.
OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House GOP backs new healthcare cuts
On Wednesday, Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Joe Heck (R-Nev.) introduced legislation to repeal the current SGR and replace it with a new system that would include a small boost in payment rates to doctors for four years and a menu of new payment models. The bill was not discussed during the roundtable, and Baucus said in a gaggle that he was not familiar with it.
Reaction to the president's support of same-sex marriage
Local residents and officials shared their reaction Wednesday to the president’s statement in support of same-sex marriage: U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Montgomery County “President Obama demonstrated courage today in sharing his personal views on the importance of all Americans having equal rights under the law, including the legal right to marry who they love and are committed to.”
Progress Made on How Medicare Pays Doctors
A Democratic congresswoman and Republican congressman made a small move forward in an effort to change the way Medicare pays doctors Wednesday, introducing a bill that would end regular congressional scrambles to stave off physician pay cuts by tapping savings from winding down the war in Afghanistan.
Lawmakers propose a permanent 'doc fix'
Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Joe Heck (R-Nev.) introduced a bill Wednesday to reform how Medicare pays healthcare providers and to avoid a cut to reimbursement rates on Jan. 1
Bill Offers to Eliminate SGR For Good
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House today would avert a Medicare pay cut of roughly 30% in 2013 by repealing the program's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. It also would phase out its fee-for-service payment system. The ambitious plan has garnered loud applause from organized medicine, but its prospects of passage look cloudy in a hyper-partisan presidential election year, especially in light of its price tag.
House Legislation Would Permanently Repeal Sustainable Growth Rate
Today, U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Joe Heck, DO, (R-Nev.), released the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 — a bill that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate formula within the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Schwartz Introduces Bipartisn Doc Fix Bill
Rep. Alyson Schwartz, D-Pa., thinks she finally has a bipartisan solution to Congress’ perennial Medicare pay headache. Schwartz and Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., introduced legislation Wednesday that would permanently fix a flawed Medicare formula used to determine how much doctors are paid under the mammoth federal health program for the elderly. Congress has until the end of the year to put off a more than 30 percent pay cut to Medicare doctors, costing billions.
Allyson Schwartz Receives Awards for Role in Healthcare Innovation
U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz received the prestigious “Legislator of the Year” award from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) for her efforts to advance health care innovation, biotechnology, and the life sciences. Schwartz was also recognized by the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) today and received the “Champion of Healthcare Innovation” award for her leadership on transforming our healthcare system through the promotion of innovations in technologies, treatments, and the delivery of patient care
Upper Gwynedd officials clear legislative hurdle in West Point streetscape project
Township officials cleared an administrative hurdle Tuesday night to facilitate commencement of the West Point Streetscape project. During a public workshop meeting, the township’s board of commissioners voted unanimously to create a three-member committee to handle the bids from engineering companies to handle the project’s inspection.