Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program. Freeland’s fiscal plan projects the deficit will be $40.1 billion in 2023-24 […]
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Congress reaches compromise on Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians
Lawmakers are looking at a proposal that would decrease the Medicare payment cuts to 2{a5ceed037b574a4d8c6b44a0a7290437cee40655417128da3b56d864fe64414f}, much less than the 4.5{a5ceed037b574a4d8c6b44a0a7290437cee40655417128da3b56d864fe64414f} cuts expected in the Medicare Physician Fee Timetable payments in 2023. The federal government’s 2023 paying out approach will damage seniors’ obtain to clinical treatment when doctor reimbursement for Medicare […]