House Committee Looking at Permanent “Doc Fix” for 2013.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chair of the Health Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee told Politico this week that Ways and Means Chair Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) is “determined” to solve the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) problem, and Brady expects to put together a plan in the first half of 2013. Paying for a permanent solution has been a major sticking point with previous efforts to fashion a permanent fix.
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