
Each additional hour of nightly CPAP use was associated with 13% lower all-cause mortality risk in a French cohort of adults with sleep apnea.
The congressional conference committee is trying to hammer out a bargain on a payroll tax cut extension and the Medicare "doc fix." If the conferees — who are now discussing the possibility of a permanent "doc fix" — fail to agree to a proposal, doctors who see Medicare patients are in line for a 27% cut slated to take effect in March.
Kaiser Health News covered the meeting. The audio interview and transcript are available here:






