U.S. conservatives threaten delay to fixing Medicare doctor payments

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Source: Reuters

Politics | Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:01pm EDT

U.S. conservatives threaten delay to fixing Medicare doctor payments

WASHINGTON | BY SUSAN CORNWELL

(Reuters) - Conservative objections over spending are raising doubts over whether the U.S. Senate can quickly approve legislation fixing the Medicare physician payment system, in a possible setback for Republicans keen to show they can get things done.

Some Senate conservatives are threatening to insist that the measure be fully paid for, after the House of Representatives passed a version of the "doc fix" bill two weeks ago that would expand the federal deficit.

Senate procedural rules confer more power on individual lawmakers, meaning their objections could result in considerable delay and amendments to the bill even if they are in a minority.

The House bill was a rare show of bipartisan accord, and had been shaping up to be the 2015-2016 Republican-controlled Congress’ first substantial achievement.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/10/us-usa-congress-docfix-idUSKBN0N121120150410

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1. Of course they did...

They become more and more predictable.