[VRWCarea51]

If our leadership (which I use loosely because they have been anything but) now folds on Obamacare and starts talking about ‘fixing it’, then they lose me for good. Sometimes in a battle you gain ground by staying pat, and 2014 may be that time. If they start retreating, that’s a whole different story.

Well then they lost you. The Doc Fix was exactly that. Language in Obamacare that cut doctors Medicare reimbursements. They caved! Whining, sniveling cowards...Oh my, those evil Rats were gonna blame us for it. HELLO YOU WROTE THE LAW, YOU PASSED THE LAW, NERO SIGNED THE LAW. Taint one of them worth a dry spit!

[Abby4116]

Language in Obamacare that cut doctors Medicare reimbursements.

The low-information voter is not/will not be aware of this. But they would blame the republicans if their doctors refused to see them. Remember, the MSM controls what they are told.

[DManA]

This cut was authorized in 1997:

In 1997 Congress passed legislation, known as the “sustainable growth rate” (SGR), to try and reduce Medicare spending. If Medicare spending grew faster than a predetermined amount, doctors’ Medicare reimbursements would be cut the next year by enough to offset the overspending.

Not surprisingly, Medicare spending didn’t hit the target rate, and, again not surprisingly, Congress didn’t want doctors to take the financial hit. So Congress has passed legislation, known as the “Doc Fix,” multiple times to postpone the cuts and keep the reimbursement levels roughly the same.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillmatthews/2013/12/02/doctors-facing-a-24-pay-cut-in-both-medicare-and-medicaid-reimbursements/