Massachusetts Medical Law Report Blog

In a matter of hours today, President Bush vetoed the bill that was intended to stop the Medicare fee cut, and the House and Senate both overwhelmingly passed the bill again, overriding the veto.

Physicians here and everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief.

“Congress did the right thing again,” said Bruce Auerbach, M.D., president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. “It voted again in favor of senior citizens, military families, physicians, and access to health care.”

Dr. Auerbach said that such a large cut in reimbursements would have needlessly jeopardized access to health care for seniors and endangered the financial viability of physician practices.

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