http://www.amednews.com/government Medical news from the Government section of the news source for America's physicians en-us Newspaper Medical news Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:01:40 CST Copyright 2010 American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/images/rss.gif http://www.amednews.com/ 88 31 The news source for America's physicians http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/08/gvsc0209.htm Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, wants information about pledges from health industry to the Obama administration to reduce spending growth by $2 trillion over a decade. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:01:40 CST http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/08/gvl10208.htm If Congress follows the White House proposal, $371 billion would go toward reversing planned annual cuts but would not increase Medicare rates. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/08/gvsa0208.htm The president wants a commission to address the national debt, projected to double by 2020, with Medicare and Medicaid consuming about a quarter of spending. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/08/gvsb0208.htm Enactment of a debt limit bill would allow for a five-year Medicare rate freeze without a requirement to find offsets. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT