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The Senate is not expected to vote on a proposed Medicare physician fee-fix before Friday, three days after CMS will start applying a required 21.3 percent cut to physician claims, according to the chief lobbyist for the AMA.

The Senate will not vote on a proposed Medicare physician fee-fix before Tuesday, when CMS will have to begin processing bills with a 21.3 percent cut, according to a report by the Hill.

A poll of physicians found only 12.5 percent of them supported the AMA's viewpoint on proposed coverage expansions in last year's health reform, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

OrthoCarolina, based in Charlotte, N.C., has announced it has added orthopedic urgent care services to its Matthews, N.C., office.

South Florida Spine Institute has relocated into a new, 9,000-square-foot facility in Miami Beach, Fla., according to a news release by the spine practice.

The Senate Democratic leadership wants to add the three-and-a-half-year Medicare physician fee-fix into its tax extenders bill, according to a report by the Hill.

Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks have become more jittery about lending money…

A small but growing number of doctors are asking patients to pay new fees for uncovered services, according to a report by USA Today.

Returning from a 10-day break today, Congress will have a difficult time passing a physician fee-fix and other pressing spending measures because of the public's growing uneasiness about the federal deficit, according to a report by the Spokane Spokesman-Review.

The healthcare sector added 8,000 jobs in May for total seasonally adjusted employment of 13.73 million, but some areas saw slight declines during the month, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.