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Senate Finance Leaders Push For Permanent Medicare 'Doc Fix'
Both Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ranking Member Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, pushed for an overhaul of Medicare's physician payment formula. Meanwhile, Baucus is not "ready to commit" to hold confirmation hearings for the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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