This Week In Washington
Congress Passes Bill Extending Medicaid Moratorium
The Senate June 26 voted 92-6 to adopt the House-passed FY 2008
emergency supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 2642), which includes
AAMC-supported provisions prohibiting until April 1, 2009, any CMS
action related to the Medicaid GME proposed rule, the Medicaid final
rule on cost limits/units of government (the "IGT rule"),
and four other Medicaid regulations. More>>
Senate, Administration Reject Legislation Averting Medicare
Physician Payment Cuts
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) June 26 attempted to
invoke cloture and adopt a House-passed Medicare package (H.R. 6331)
that would avert the 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments
scheduled for July 1. Unable to secure the three-fifths majority
necessary to prevent a filibuster, Sen. Reid withdrew the bill from
consideration. The Senate is expected to leave for its July 4 recess
without taking further action to prevent Medicare cuts. More>>
Senate Panel Approves HHS Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee June 26 approved its FY
2009 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill on a 26-3 vote. The
$153.1 billion measure provides $30.255 billion for the NIH, an
increase of $1.025 billion (3.5 percent) over the FY 2008 funding
level and the President's FY 2009 budget request. More>>
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Read the June 2008 summary of the major legislative
and regulatory actions of importance to medical schools and
teaching hospitals. More >> |
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