Senate Passes Bill To Delay DME Cuts; House Vote Pushed Back By Dems' Sit-In

By Michelle M. Stein / June 23, 2016 at 4:55 PM
The Senate passed a bill to delay durable medical equipment supplier payment cuts in rural and non-competitive bid areas for a year by unanimous consent Tuesday (June 21) after an attempt to pass the bill through the hotline process stalled, but an expected House vote on a bill to delay those Medicare cuts for three months was put on hold by Democrats' sit-in over gun control. The cuts are set to be implemented July 1, and the chair of the...


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