SCHIP, Physician Reimbursement, Health IT High on List for Congressional Attention Regarding Health Care, Stark Says

Reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and more attention to fixing Medicare physician payments are top action items for Congress regarding health care, according to Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark (D-CA), chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health. “We’re not trying to set an agenda for the President,”…