Tag: the-president
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Obama budget would replace SGR formula, boost Medicaid, mental health
Among the changes included in the president’s 2014 budget blueprint are the elimination of the SGR formula to set Medicare physician payment rates, and funding boosts for mental health and food and drug safety. The proposal also delays funding cuts to hospitals that treat the uninsured.
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Budget battles brewing over Medicare, other entitlements
News outlets covered the reaction from Democrats and Republicans to the president’s budget plan, to be officially released Wednesday.