Join us on Thursday, June 24, at MISSION INN for our summer membership meeting, featuring a free CME provided by FPIC (First Professional Insurance Company). M & I Bank is our meeting sponsor.
Reservations required for this meeting that starts at 6:30 with cocktails and is followed by a short business meeting and the CME. Cost of dinner is just $25 for members!
SPOUSES always welcome!
Reservations required…please call 483-4748 or email us at frontdesk@lakesumter.org.
Friday, May 28, 2010
SGR - Here We Go Again!
The House Rules Committee reported a rule for the consideration of the extenders bill (H.R. 4213) that includes a $22.9 billion patch for the SGR formula. The proposal would provide a 2.2 percent Medicare physician payment update for the remainder of 2010, a 1 percent update for 2011, and revert back to current law in 2012—when an estimated cut of 30-32 percent would be called for under the SGR formula. By scaling back the originally proposed physician payment patch and other provisions, negotiators reduced the cost of the overall extenders package by about $50 billion, with plans to bring it to the House floor today.
Because the week-long Memorial Day recess is about to begin, it does not appear that legislation to stop the 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut can be passed by the House and Senate prior June 1, when the most recent payment extension expires. There has been some discussion of passing another very short-term 30-day or 60-day extension bill, so that negotiations on the larger bill can be completed after the recess. However, physicians should prepare for the possibility that Congress will once again pass a one or two-month extension after the deadline has expired, with a retroactive effective date of June 1.
Unfortunately, members of the Congressional Blue Dog Coalition and others remain concerned that the bill would still add $84 billion to the federal deficit. They are also concerned about the bill’s uncertain future in the Senate. As a result, it is becoming clear that the House leadership cannot secure enough votes to pass the current version of the bill today.
Because the week-long Memorial Day recess is about to begin, it does not appear that legislation to stop the 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut can be passed by the House and Senate prior June 1, when the most recent payment extension expires. There has been some discussion of passing another very short-term 30-day or 60-day extension bill, so that negotiations on the larger bill can be completed after the recess. However, physicians should prepare for the possibility that Congress will once again pass a one or two-month extension after the deadline has expired, with a retroactive effective date of June 1.
Unfortunately, members of the Congressional Blue Dog Coalition and others remain concerned that the bill would still add $84 billion to the federal deficit. They are also concerned about the bill’s uncertain future in the Senate. As a result, it is becoming clear that the House leadership cannot secure enough votes to pass the current version of the bill today.
Advanced OB/GYN Welcomes Shawn Lundberg, ARNP
Advanced Ob/Gyn is pleased to announce the addition of Shawn Lundberg, ARNP to the practice. Shawn is an experienced ARNP in women’s health and obstetrics with over 20years in caring for women of all ages. She is seeing patients at their office located at 1414 E. Main Street, Leesburg beginning June 7, 2010.
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