The bill, which has bi-partisan support, would increase Medicare payments 0.5 percent annually for the next five years. The bill also includes a call for a further delay of the “two-midnight” rule, as well as a number of health IT elements, according to the report.
Barring any amendments, this bill will not be the source of another ICD-10 derailment.
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