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| January 01, 2002 | Peters, Sally | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A bill being considered by the Senate Finance Committee would decrease the physician pay cut currently included in the 2002 Medicare fee schedule. S. 1660, the Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001, would set the 2002 conversion factor at 0.9% less than the 2001 conversion factor. The ...

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