AMA backgrounder on Medicare reform bill
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2008—The American Medical Association has issued an Advocacy Update explaining the details of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which became law over the President’s veto last week.
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House, Senate override Bush Medicare veto
MINNEAPOLIS, July 16, 2008—Both the House of Representatives and the Senate acted Tuesday to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
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President vetoes Medicare bill; override uncertain
MINNEAPOLIS, July 15, 2008—As many had predicted, President Bush Tuesday vetoed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, with the prospect that the House and Senate would override him today.
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Klobuchar announces campaign to right geographic disparities
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar set out a three-point plan to fix the geographical disparities problem.
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MINNEAPOLIS, July 14, 2008—Despite providing higher quality care, Minnesota physicians get shortchanged in Medicare reimbursements, for every patient they see. Monday Sen. Amy Klobuchar set out to put an end to that.
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White House vows Medicare veto
MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2008—President Bush renewed a vow Thursday to veto HR 6331, the bill passed by the Senate Wednesday that averts Medicare cuts to physicians.
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Senate stops Medicare cut by veto-proof margin
MINNEAPOLIS, July 10, 2008—In a dramatic vote, the Senate Wednesday passed HR 6331, a bill already passed by the House, which halts an impending 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians.
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July 9 is D-Day for fixing Medicare
MINNEAPOLIS, July 7, 2008—The American Medical Association has notified the MMA that Wednesday, July 9, is the day that will likely determine if the Senate can pass HR 6331, the bill already passed in the House that must be passed by July 10 to avoid the 10.6 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians.
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