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Congress Returns To Work On D.C. With 'Doc Fix,' Tax Cuts
The Associated Press reports that in order to prevent a 27 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors under the 1997 formula, negotiators are trying to find $39 billion in cuts elsewhere in health care spending. That would fix the problem for two years. A deal could be reached faster than initially expected.
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