Medicare Relief Legislation: Passed By U.S Congress

Hi Everyone,

This just in from ASHA:

"By a vote of 69-30 the Senate passed Medicare relief legislation H.R. 6331, which will avert a 10.6% payment cut and extend the therapy cap exceptions process through the end of December 2009. The bill also includes language that will recognize private practice speech-language pathologists' ability to bill Medicare and will allow audiologists to participate in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. H.R. 6331 passed the House of Representatives with an over-whelming bipartisan majority."

-http://www.asha.org/about/legislation-advocacy/2008/CongressPassesMedicareReliefLeg.htm

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