"Unless the Senate passes the House-passed ‘doc fix’ bill, significant cuts to physicians’ payments will begin tomorrow. The House legislation passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, and we do not plan to act again, so we urge the Senate to approve the House-passed bill without delay,” Boehner said in a statement.
(Reporting By Richard Cowan; Editing by DoinaChiacu)Boehner urges U.S. Senate to pass House's Medicare doctor pay bill
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