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Senate FAILS to spare doctors from Medicare cuts

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Friday to spare doctors a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments – but the last-ditch effort did not come in time.

Moments after the Senate acted, Medicare announced it would begin processing claims it has already received for June at the lower rate. The reason: the House cannot act on the fix until next week.

That means doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and other providers who bill under Medicare's physician fee schedule will have to resubmit their claims if they want to be made whole, with added paperwork costs both for the providers and for taxpayers.

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