Dems Mull Reconciliation To Halt Physician Fee Cut
On Tuesday leaders of the House and Senate budget committees said that they are considering using the budget reconciliation process to push Medicare legislation that would include a provision to stop a 10% cut to physician fees. Republican lawmakers criticized the potential plan to use the reconciliation process.
- "Dems Eye Reconciliation as Vehicle for Contentious Proposals" (Johnson/Cohn, CongressDaily, 2/26).