Senate kills the bill to Intercept Medicare Pay Cuts

Senate kills the bill to Intercept Medicare Pay Cuts -

Not surprisingly, the bill to block pay cuts to doctors Medicare was defeated in the Senate yesterday. This is the bill that would have stopped the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that is more or less intended to curb the rate of doctors to climb too fast.

The American Medical Association and AARP said they were "deeply disappointed" reports website Wall Street Journal health.

But if history is any indication, the proposed 21% cuts will not pass anyway. Congress usually passes a short-term solution to stop the planned cuts this year. Then does it again the following year and the next, but always stops short of scrapping the system altogether.

The way the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said: "Right now, we are going a solution of one year. "

Here's the thing: Blocking the cut would add $ 247 billion in federal spending over the next decade And while there is talk that the Republicans will propose amendments to offset the cost, nothing. has yet been realized.

However, the issue is far from over. More strife will ensue around this issue, particularly with the project of the recently introduced House that completely ax the SGR formula .

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