Senate Finance Committee Bans American Medical Association From Medicare Reform Bill Talks (Medical News Today)
The Senate Finance Committee has banned the American Medical Association from discussions about an upcoming Medicare package that would stop a 10% cut to physician fees, according to a Democratic aide, CongressDaily reports. The cuts will go into effect on July 1 unless Congress intervenes (Johnson, CongressDaily, 2/15).

Medco Launches Medicare Part D Initiative to Promote ePrescribing (The San Francisco Examiner)
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. ( Map ) - FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As Congress considers a bill that would tie physicians' Medicare payments to their use of ePrescribing technology, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS ) today announced the launch of a national initiative to assist physicians of Medicare Part D patients in switching from hand-written to electronically ...