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To: biggredd1

There’s another group that has a problem too, they can’t change the Senate bill;

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/late-push-yields-more-votes-for-health-bill-403891.html

House Democratic leaders were working to head off a possible revolt among 15 lawmakers upset that House-passed increases in Medicare reimbursements for local hospitals were removed from the legislation.

The latest bill contains Senate language that several Democrats said doesn’t do enough to overcome geographic disparities in Medicare reimbursements.

“We need to make sure providers are reimbursed more on value than volume,” said Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., who’s undecided on how he’ll vote Sunday.


56 posted on 03/20/2010 7:50:29 PM PDT by Son House ("Warning! Warning!" "That does not compute" "Danger, Will Robinson!""Oh, the pain...the pain!")
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To: Son House
I believe Oberstar was part of that group 15 lawmakers upset that House-passed increases in Medicare reimbursements for local hospitals were removed from the legislation, but the link requires a login. From the search; Oberstar: He'll vote yes on health care reform Duluth News Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎ http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/account:login/desturl/event/article/id/163494/ ... to the bill until he was assured today that a fix would be made to a Medicare formula that he said unfairly reimbursed Minnesota health care providers. ^ They can't change the Senate bill, which means Oberstar would be opposing quality of care if he votes for it
63 posted on 03/20/2010 8:01:42 PM PDT by Son House ("Warning! Warning!" "That does not compute" "Danger, Will Robinson!""Oh, the pain...the pain!")
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