ICD-10 advocates blast bill to block switch, though text of proposal is nowhere to be seen
Legislative tracking site govtrack.us gives the bill, submitted by Texas Rep. Ted Poe, a 1 percent chance of ever being enacted.
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As of Friday morning, there were more words on social media blasting U.S. Rep. Ted Poe’s bill to block the switchover to ICD-10 than there are words in the bill.
Though the bill was introduced on April 30 by the Texas Republican, and has picked up six cosponsors, no text has been posted on Congress.gov despite a disclaimer that says it can take up two days for a bill to to be printed by the Government Printing Office.
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Legislative tracking site govtrack.us gives the bill a 1 percent chance of ever being enacted.
Still, the possibility of a delay set off ICD-10 advocates on social media, a group that has been very vocal ahead of the Oct. 1 roll-out.
Here’s what they are saying:
