Pres. Obama signed the Physician Payment and Therapy relief Act of 2010. This act extends the temporary 2.2 % medicare Physician Fee Schedule increase, which replaced the projected 23% SGR decrease for 2010, but only for one more month.… Continue Reading
HR 2536, The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, See http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2536 has been introduced in the House by Congressman Robert Wexler. Although there is a long process ahead this first step provides hope for much needed relief for the U.S. nursing shortage as it will make immigrant visas specifically available for nurses. These visas are currently unavailable and have been backlogged for … Continue Reading
