Sentence examples for trim payments from inspiring English sources

In March, the administration suggested that Congress trim payments to hospitals.

Under those proposals, more and more Medicare beneficiaries would have to pay higher premiums for coverage of prescription drugs and doctors' services, and Medicare would trim payments to most types of health care providers.

Congress sharply reduced the growth of Medicare when it trimmed payments to health care providers in 1997.

The law squeezed nearly $500 billion out of Medicare over 10 years, in part by trimming payments to many health care providers, including nursing homes and private health plans.

Mr. Obama would preserve the structure of Medicare but try to rein in costs, in part by trimming payments to health care providers.

The law squeezed nearly $500 billion out of Medicare over 10 years, trimming payments to providers on the assumption that they would become more productive.

Congress also postponed a scheduled 10.6% reduction in physician reimbursements for Medicare, paying for the measure by trimming payments to insurance companies that provided supplemental health care programs.

Mr. Obama and some Democrats in Congress say they are willing to squeeze savings from Medicare by trimming payments to drug companies, hospitals and other health care providers.

He is also expected to propose an extension of provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that trimmed payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers.

The bill would slow the growth of Medicare spending by trimming payments to hospitals, nursing homes, private Medicare Advantage plans and many other health care providers.

Congress often steps in to block or moderate such cuts, but it normally looks for some way to offset the cost of its action, often by trimming payments to other health care providers.