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nullent cuts nulld nullnull nullt nullnullemium increnullesnull
onullnullannullSnullatanullnullnull null until nullnullunullnullnullMedicnulle issued mnulleunull
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into mid-December 2009 nullnullstments tnullicnulllnulllnull Medicnullenulls bnull null ■ Before Congress left
in their nulltemnulls to build lenullt nullmonthnullreducing the chnullce onullnulldis-
town on holiday recess,
nullnnullionnull henullth cnulle re- runullion in tricarenullents becnullse onullnull
the House and Senate
acted to delay the 21-per-
nullrm nullcnullnulle thnull nullmnulloritnullonulllegislnullors lnulle ennulltment onullnullnullnullent nullnull
cent cut in Medicare and
nullould be nulllling to sunullortnull Medicare Part B premium increase: in
TRICARnullpaynullnts until
in the menulltimenullMo aa continued to nullenulls linulle 20nullnullnullen there nullonnullt be nullnull March 1nullThis sets up
nulless co ngress not to nullrget nullcinull nullcuritnull colanull cur-
another paynullnt crisis
thnull tnullo urgent nulloblems rent lnullnullnullotects nullout null
for late nullenulluarynull
renullired resolution benullre aa null nullrcent onullMedicnulle benenull
nullnullnullnull 20nullnull
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Medicare/TRICARE pay-
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ments to doctors: nullnless
congress nullted benullre nullnullnull
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benenullinullies nullennullt nullotected
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incomes grenuller thnull nullnullnull000
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the cut nullso nulluld nullnullnull onullnullsnullnull ■ some Medicnulle-eligibles
to tricarenull nullo nullso nullnullinull nullr Medicnulldnull
the nullouse nullssed legislnull nullnullnulls nullorse is thnullnullbe-
tion nullnullrnull nullin nullnullnull onullember 2009 to re- cnullse null nullrc ent onullbenenullinullies nullonnullt
nullnull the cut nulld substitute nullsmnulll increnullenull hnulle nullnull nullemium hinullenullcurrent lnullnullnullrc-
the nullnnulle nulloted donull nullsimilnull renullnull es null enullrnullnullnullt nullhinulle on this other 2null
bnulled on cost concerns nulld inserted lnull- nullrcent to nulleenullnullce nullth nulltunull gronullh
gunulle in its nullersion onullthe nnullionnull henullth in Medicnulle enullendituresnull
cnulle renullrm bill to nullthorinull nullmodest nullnull- nullnullring congressionnull nulltionnullthe high-
ment increnulle nullr 20null nullile denullrring the er Medicnulle nullnullt nullnullemium increnulle nulls
scheduled cut until nullnullunullnull20nullnull scheduled to tnulle enullect nullr thnull 2null-nullr-
asonullmid-December 2009nullit seemed the cent grounullnullnullnullnull
one-nullenull null nullnull to hnullnullnnullnullich is nullnull in nullnullember 2009nullthe nullouse nullssed
congress hnull done in enullh onullthe nullst nullur the Medicnulle nullemium fnullirness act
nullenullsnull one nullenullnullnullen congress delnullnulled null nullnullrnull nullnullnullnullnullich nullould nullenullnt nulll
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