I oppose this amendment. Simply put, according to most experts, Medicare today overpays for indirect medical education, which is a special Federal subsidy for training new doctors. We have substantially but responsibly reduced those payments in our bill, and, indeed, these payments will remain very generous. This amendment is not needed and would prevent us from meeting our budget instructions.
Opposing an amendment related to Medicare payments for indirect medical education.
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