On the recordJune 17, 2010
Mr. President, what this is, as of Tuesday, the doctor fix--the reimbursement for Medicare physicians--expired. The administration was able to--the Health and Human Services Department--extend that for 3 days. It runs out, I think, tomorrow. It is still good until tomorrow. So if we don't do this, not only will doctors who take Medicare patients get a 21-percent cut, in addition to that, so will others that are based upon Medicare reimbursements--veterans, insurance companies, HMOs, even TRICARE and the military. It will be a shame if this weren't agreed to. Remember, it is paid for. It is not a question of running up the debt. My friends on the other side have the opportunity to take care of the doctors for the next 6 months, fully paid for. If not, there is going to be havoc in America starting tomorrow.
