In a voice vote today, the House approved legislation (H.R. 4851) that would delay a 21% Medicare payment cut for physicians until May 1, and ensure that physicians who practice in hospital-owned outpatient centers and clinics qualify for health information technology incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Without congressional action, the physician payment cut is scheduled to take effect April 1. Introduced yesterday by Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the bill also would extend through April 30 the exceptions process for beneficiary payment limits on Medicare outpatient therapy services, and the COBRA benefit subsidy provided by the ARRA.