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The Senate just killed that bill that would have blocked Medicare pay cuts to doctors. All of the Republicans opposed the bill, along with a handful of Dems. But that doesn’t mean the looming 21% pay cut is going to take effect next year.
Instead, Congress will likely do what it almost always does: Pass another short-term fix that blocks the pay cuts for the immediate future but leaves in place plans for future cuts. As Harry Reid said today: “Right now, we’re going to a one-year fix.”
Sure, it might make sense to get rid of the underlying payment formula that keeps driving these planned pay cuts — especially because both Democrats and Republicans oppose cutting Medicare payments to docs.
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