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Article Source: Welcome to the White HouseThe agreement reached in Congress yesterday is an important step that will prevent a tax hike on 160 million hardworking Americans who are still recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and continue essential support for millions of unemployed Americans struggling to find jobs.
Cecilia Muñoz
The agreement is also important because it prevents doctors who treat Medicare patients from taking a nearly 30 percent pay cut. That kind of cut would harm physicians and jeopardize seniors’ access to the doctor they know and trust.
Some have argued that this legislation hurts the Affordable Care Act. This claim is false. Most of the policies in this bill that help prevent doctors from taking a pay cut are in the President’s budget. Others were the product of a tough negotiation. And none harm the implementation of health insurance premium tax credits as did the House Republican plan from December.
#1 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:52 AM ESTThere are several good things here, but do people see the situation the nation is in? How are we ever going to get back to paying for all that we collectively want? Altogether, it does not bode well, by any stretch.
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