Medicare fix would push health care into the red
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red.
The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that rolling back a programmed cut in Medicare fees to doctors would cost $208 billion over 10 years. If added back to the health care overhaul bill, it would wipe out all the deficit reduction, leaving the legislation $59 billion in the red.
The so-called doc fix was part of the original House bill. Because of its high cost, Democrats decided to pursue it separately. Republicans say the cost should not be ignored. Congress has usually waived the cuts to doctors year by year.
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Each year Congress votes to delay the cuts to Medicare. I wonder if they are finally going to do it or if they will feel the pain of making the cuts and risk their jobs and positions of power if they do finally make the cuts. Many Docs would end up closing up shop and office doors if the cuts go through.