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Washington — With just six months before many provisions in the new Medicare law expire, physicians already are hastening to get several payment provisions extended. At the same time, they’re trying to prevent lawmakers from tacking initiatives opposed by organized medicine onto any payment reform legislation.

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By Bob Curley

Editor’s Update, Oct. 3, 2007:?  Bush Vetoes SCHIP Bill

The children’s health-insurance bill passed by the House and Senate this week not only raises federal tobacco taxes to pay for expanded health care but also requires state programs to treat addiction and mental-health disorders on par with physical illnesses.

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By Bob Curley

The children’s health-insurance bill passed by the House and Senate this week not only raises federal tobacco taxes to pay for expanded health care but also requires state programs to treat addiction and mental-health disorders on par with physical illnesses.

The Senate voted 67-29 on Sept. 27 to approve the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation would add $60 billion to SCHIP over the next five years, providing health coverage to an additional 4 million uninsured children. Currently, state-run SCHIP programs cover 6.6 million children who families have incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford health insurance.

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