Congress Approves Temporary Stay of Medicare Payment Cuts  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill, the "Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010" (H.R. 5712), to avert the 23% Medicare physician payment cut for one month that

  Congress Returns for Lame Duck Legislative Session  This week, the U.S. House and Senate reconvened for the beginning of the "lame duck" session following  a five week recess for the elections.  It was a busy week in Washington DC