Congress: over and out. Just before the session ended, Congress approved legislation that could lead to a 7.5% Medicare reimbursement cut in '08.
The 109th Congress spent its final minutes ramming through some major healthcare provisions, including one that could lead to a 7.5% cut in Medicare pay to physicians in 2008. The AMA is ready to work with lawmakers to fix the flawed physician payment formula, says AMA Chairman Cecil Wilson, left.
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