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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub. L. 114–10 (text)) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute. Revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 , the Bipartisan Act was the largest scale change to the American health care system following the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
Under a contingency plan the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put out in January, veterans' access to healthcare, other benefits and even memorial services won't be impeded. Here's what to know:
The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302; Pub. L. 113–93 (text)) is a law that delayed until March 2015 a pending cut to Medicare physician payment, a cut that had been regularly delayed for over a decade. [1] [2] Because the law only delayed and did not repeal the physician payment cut, it was a source of controversy. [2] [3]
The good news is that maintaining access to your online Social Security account isn’t hard. However, you do need to move quickly. If you already have a Login.gov or an ID.me account, you can ...
The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services; (2) establish an update to the single conversion ...
Some veterans with VA benefits choose to enroll in Medicare Part A because there is no monthly premium. They may choose not to enroll in Part B because it carries a monthly premium of $174.70 for ...
Social Security benefits are now based on an average of a worker's 35 highest paid annual salaries with zeros averaged in if there are fewer than 35 years of covered wages. The averaging period could be increased to 38 or 40 years, which could potentially reduce the deficit by 10% to 20%, respectively. [citation needed]
The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; Pub. L. 113–146 (text)), also known as the Veterans Choice Act, is a United States public law that is intended to address the ongoing Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014.