Benefits extension on hold for recess - Manu Raju - POLITICO.com
With no clear path to resolve the dispute, unemployment insurance is set to expire April 5, COBRA health coverage for the jobless will stop on March 30, and doctors serving Medicare patients will suffer a 21 percent cut in reimbursement rates — but Congress won’t be back in session until April 12. That means that people relying on those benefits — and the government agencies dealing with them — could face some discomfort in the coming weeks.
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