Doc fix seems to be handy man special, done halfway and not to the owners satisfaction. Consider this from Politico.com
Retreat on ‘doc fix’ painful for Pelosi, Dems —
By: JENNIFER HABERKORN on May 27, 2010 @ 6:09 AM
HAPPENING TODAY — The doc fix is caught in a brawl over the tax extenders measure and now looks to be about half the fix it was just a few days ago, slashed from about $65 billion to $21.8 billion and running half as long, 19 months, with a 2.2 percent increase this year and 1 percent next.
PAINFUL FOR PELOSI — POLITICO’s David Rogers reported early this morning that the “retreat on the Medicare doc fix is painful” for Pelosi and other Dems “after promises made in the course of the health care debate” to the docs lobby.
HOYER CONFRONTS REID — It’s hinged in part on what could pass the Senate. No wonder, since the House has been stuck with the difficult votes all year that then lazily linger on the other side. Roll Call says this morning that Hoyer “confronted” Reid “to try to find a compromise that could win Senate support, and Reid suggested scaling back the ‘doctor fix.’”
STAY TUNED — Rules met last night and the House is expected to vote today. Reid said the Senate will vote before they leave for Memorial Day.
DOCTORS ANGRY — The 19 months of repairs is little solace to physicians – or their advocacy groups — who just last week thought they were getting a 3.5-year repair with different structures for specialists and primary care docs.
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Doesn’t participate, does not participate, does not…oh hell, I’m screwed!
What do this mean to me..well it may mean that me and my fellow Medicare beneficiaries will have a more difficult time finding a doctor
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