tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 24

Physician Notes: Medicare Reform Legislation Looks Less Likely This Year

Thirteen GOP representatives who voted "reluctantly" for the House Medicare bill vowed on Sept. 17 to oppose any conference report that lacks provisions that they view as essential to control costs and promote competition.   In Sept. 16 remarks to reporters, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) voiced growing skepticism that negotiators could bridge the deep differences now. He suggested that a broad revamping of Medicare could wait until next year, and in the meantime Congress could take modest steps with bipartisan support, such as a prescription-drug card.   Shifts in physician reimbursement that took place in...

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