Congress Defers Medicare Physician Pay Cut; Deal Also Extends Pathology Grandfather Protection

摘要

In last-minute maneuverings, congressional lawmakers Dec. 23 approved an amended version of payroll tax legislation that also would defer for two months a Medicare pay cut for physicians that had been due to be implemented Jan. 1. The deal narrowly averted a 27.5 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians, including pathologists. President Obama signed the measure into law shortly after its approval.