Meanwhile, the Senate is poised to vote on a proposed permanent fix. CMS has posted a corrected 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on its Web site. "The conversion factor for CY 2010 is $28.3895 instead of $28.4061 as previously indicated in the final rule," indicates a notification from Part B MAC NHIC. "A correction notice will be published in the Federal Register." In addition, the revised fee schedule includes corrections to the relative value units (RVUs) for codes 99221-99223 (Initial hospital care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient ...) and 99304-99306 (Initial nursing facility care, per day, for the evaluation and management of a patient ...). Of course, the conversion factor could change dramatically if Congress votes to do so, as has happened in prior years. Or, Congress could vote to do away with the current Medicare pay structure entirely. The good news: "This legislation will permanently improve the way Medicare pays physicians, and in doing so, guarantee that America's seniors will continue to have access to excellent care through Medicare," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a Nov. 19 statement. Up next: "The AMA urges the Senate to act quickly before the cut begins on January 1," said J. James Rohack, MD, president of the AMA, in a Nov. 19 statement. "Fixing the Medicare physician payment formula once and for all is an essential element of comprehensive health reform."