Here are five notes:
1. More than $100 million of the approved bill will deal with the Medicare claims appeals backlog.
2. The Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals will receive a $5 million increase under the new legislation.
3. The legislation cuts Independent Payment Advisory Board funding.
4. Rural health programs will receive $152.6 million.
5. The bill will allot $1.39 billion to Alzheimer’s research.
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