|
September 29, 2008 Both the House and the Senate have passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through March 6, 2009; the bill has been sent to the President for signing. |
July 16, 2008 Yesterday, both the House and Senate voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. |
July 9, 2008 Today the Senate passed H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. |
July 3, 2008 ASCO met with Senate leaders to make clear it is vital that Congress pass the "Medicare Improvements to Patients and Providers Act" (H.R. 6331) to stave off a 10.6 percent cut to physician payments. |
June 30, 2008 In light of Congress’s failure to pass legislation preventing the 10.6% Medicare payment cut, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is directing contractors not to process claims for dates of service July 1 through July 15. |
June 27, 2008 On June 26th, the Senate failed to move H.R. 6331, the House approved legislation that would have averted the 10.6% cut to final passage. |
June 24, 2008 On June 24, the House of Representatives passed a Medicare bill that would prevent the 10.6% cut to physician payments that is scheduled to take effect July 1. |
March 14, 2008 The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee to the FDA met yesterday to discuss the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs). |
December 19, 2007 On December 19, Congress passed the Medicare bill and an omnibus Appropriations bill before leaving for the year. |
October 12, 2007 Please call your Senators and ask them to sign on to the Cardin-Brownback letter to the CMS in response to the proposed decision memo that would dramatically alter Medicare coverage for participation in clinical trials. CMS is expected to release its final decision by October 17th. |
|
|
