http://thehill.com/homenews/house/68695-ho... The House overwhelmingly approved a physician repayment bill to permanently fix the way doctors who cover Medicare patients are reimbursed.
Only one Republican member voted with Democrats for the bill that was approved 243-183.
Dr. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) endured intense lobbying efforts by his GOP colleagues to oppose the nearly quarter of a trillion dollar bill that Democrats do not offset.
Eleven Democrats joined 176 Republicans in opposing the bill that would fix what both parties described as a “flawed formula” for reimbursing doctors of Medicare patients.
House passes 'doc fix' bill previously defeated in Senate
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