http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor en-us llipman@coxnews.com 2008-07-15T16:55:26-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The House of Representatives just voted 383-41 to override President Bush’s veto of the Medicare bill averting a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors. Senate action is expected at 6 p.m.... http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/07/15/house_overrides_veto.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor The House of Representatives just voted 383-41 to override President Bush’s veto of the Medicare bill averting a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors. Senate action is expected at 6 p.m.... 5268103@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-07-15T16:55:26-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/07/15/bush_vetoes_medicare_fix.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor President Bush has vetoed the Medicare bill that would avert a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors. Here is the text of Bush’s message to Congress: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 6331, the “Medicare Improvements for... 5263203@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-07-15T14:21:53-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/07/10/bush_will_veto_medicare_bill.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor President Bush intends to veto a Medicare bill that would avert a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors, a White House spokesman said today. The statement came a day after the Senate, on its third try, overcame procedural roadblocks set... 5171203@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-07-10T16:05:19-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/07/09/kennedy_vote_breaks_medicare_l.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor With ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy casting a dramatic and decisive vote, the Senate cleared a procedural roadblock Wednesday and ultimately passed a Medicare bill that averts a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors. Two weeks ago, with Kennedy... 5144403@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-07-09T16:54:07-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/07/07/baucus_gut_sense_of_wiggle_roo.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus just told reporters he has a “gut sense there is some wiggle room,” regarding President Bush’s threat to veto the House-passed Medicare bill that would avert a 10.6 percent physician pay cut. Baucus... 5085203@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-07-07T14:26:56-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/27/reid_senate_will_try_again_nex.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said last night’s vote on a Medicare doctor pay fix wasn’t the last word on the subject. Reid said the Senate will try again when it returns from its July 4th recess. “Senate Republicans will... 4915103@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-27T15:30:26-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/27/senate_slammed_on_medicare_vot.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Reaction was sharp and bitter after the Senate fell one vote short late Thursday night of passing a bill that would have averted a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors slated to take effect Tuesday. The final... 4914903@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-27T15:19:55-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/24/ama_pleased_with_medicare_bill.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Dr. Nancy Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association said her organization is “pleased that an overwhelming bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to stop Medicare cuts that would harm seniors’ access to health care. The... 4831803@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-24T16:25:26-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/24/ahip_reacts_to_house_medicare.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, said the House’s Medicare bill would cut Medicare Advantage plans by about $13.8 billion over the next five years. “Congress today rushed through legislation that would require Medicare Advantage... 4830103@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-24T15:34:58-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/24/house_passes_medicare_bill.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor With less than a week before a deep cut in Medicare payments to doctors is scheduled to take effect, the House passed a bill Tuesday that would avert those cuts while trimming payments to private managed care plans. The 355-59... 4825603@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-24T13:05:22-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/19/poll_beneficiaries_oppose_cutt.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor A poll paid for by an association of private health plans — including those offering Medicare Advantage plans — found that most seniors oppose cutting the Medicare Advantage program as the way to avoid cutting payments to doctors. While the... 4722803@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-19T11:11:35-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/18/nursing_home_star_rating_syste.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Just like deciding between a one-star and five-star hotel or restaurant, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to launch a star rating system for nursing homes. The idea is to make it easier for prospective residents and... 4708703@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-18T17:21:43-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/12/competitive_bid_delay_bill_int.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Amid growing indications that Congress may block Medicare’s plan to limit medical equipment suppliers to the winners of a controversial competitive bid process, two key lawmakers today introduced a bill to delay the program by 18 months. Instead of... 4573803@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-12T17:23:09-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/12/medicare_bill_falls_short.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Facing a June 30 deadline before scheduled Medicare pay cuts to doctors take effect, the Senate backed away Thursday from a bill that would have increased physicians pay but slashed payments to private managed care plans. The 54-39 procedural vote,... 4569703@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-12T15:38:57-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/entries/2008/06/06/ship_programs_get_15_million_t.html?cxntfid=blogs_medicare_monitor Medicare is sending another $15 million to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, commonly known as SHIPs, particularly aimed at helping them advise low-income beneficiaries how they can apply for subsidies and lower rates under the Medicare prescription drug program.... 4424103@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/medicare_monitor/ 2008-06-06T15:15:22-05:00