House Passes Medicare-SCHIP Legislation; President Bush Expected To Sign Bill, HHS Secretary Says
The House on Wednesday voted 411-3 to approve legislation (S 2499) that would delay for six months a 10% physician fee cut and extend SCHIP through March 2009, CQ Today reports. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said that President Bush is expected to sign the measure (Armstrong, CQ Today, 12/19). [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on December 24th, 2007