Fred Upton actually said...

Failure to pass a permanent SGR before March would not be due to a lack of policy options but a failure of Congress to work together on offs...

The truth is, Medicare's budget is out of control and the program is on the fast track to insolvency.

This is an historic opportunity. Securing a permanent solution to the SGR is more than tinkering with how we pay doctors who treat Medicare ...

Only Congress can give the commission the tools that it needs to protect consumers and innovation in the Internet era and beyond.