Deficit reduction signed
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
President Bush signed into law Feb. 8 the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (S.1932), which authorizes gainsharing at up to six sites beginning in 2007. The bill, which is designed to cut the federal budget by nearly $40 bil. over five years, limits rental payments for some durable medical equipment and reduces payment rates for certain imaging services (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 2, 2006, p. 10)...