Senate Democrats are moving to create a six-month, pay-fix patch that moves the 21% cut to Medicare reimbursements from March 1 to October 1, 2010. A draft version of the Senate's jobs bill obtained by Part B News contains the temporary "doc fix" and several other Medicare provisions, such as an extension of the Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCIs) work floor and therapy caps exception.
The Hill is reporting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the jobs bill has Republican support.
We'll have more on this in the next newsletter issue of Part B News and at www.PartBNews.com.