Yesterday, Tuesday, US Congress quashed President George W Bush's veto
of a bill to prevent cuts in doctors' payments from Medicare, the
government funded health insurance scheme for seniors and disabled. The
House of Representatives voted 383 to 41, and the Senate voted 70 to
26, in both cases more than enough to override the White House veto,
for which a two thirds majority in each house is required.
The Republicans broke rank, 153 in the House and 21 in the Senate, and
voted with Democrats to stop a planned reduction in Medicare doctors'
payments which would have automatically come into force at the start of
this month because of a formula that ties the payments to spending
targets that were not attained, reported the Washington Post. The
planned reduction would have led to a 10.6 per cent cut in doctors'
fees. Congress voted instead for cuts in reimbursements to the
insurance companies that provide services via Medicare.
of a bill to prevent cuts in doctors' payments from Medicare, the
government funded health insurance scheme for seniors and disabled. The
House of Representatives voted 383 to 41, and the Senate voted 70 to
26, in both cases more than enough to override the White House veto,
for which a two thirds majority in each house is required.
The Republicans broke rank, 153 in the House and 21 in the Senate, and
voted with Democrats to stop a planned reduction in Medicare doctors'
payments which would have automatically come into force at the start of
this month because of a formula that ties the payments to spending
targets that were not attained, reported the Washington Post. The
planned reduction would have led to a 10.6 per cent cut in doctors'
fees. Congress voted instead for cuts in reimbursements to the
insurance companies that provide services via Medicare.
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