Volumn 10, Issue No. 1
January 2012

Continuing Extension Act of 2010

Medicare Pay Cut Stalled Through May 2010

Friday, April 30th, 2010

On April 15, 2010, President Obama signed legislation temporarily stalling the scheduled 21.3 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement rates under Part B, for advanced practice registered nurses, physicians, and other Medicare providers. The “Continuing Extension Act of 2010” extends 2009 payment rates through the end of May 2010, under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and also applies retroactively to April 1.

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