What is this DOC FIX the pubs are bitching about? nt

[napi21]

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. Annual change in medicare reimbursement rates for doctors

The baseline reimbursment rates are too low (old numbers) so every year they pass a bill putting in the current rates for this year.

[glowing]

2. The last minute fixes they are rangling for the "yes" votes.

[mikelgb]

3. it fixes the ability to repeatedly post the same thread on DU

DOC = DU Overflow Cancellation

[napi21]

5. I'm sorry. I clicked post & it looked like it didn't recognize it.

My appologies.

[mikelgb]

6. no worries happens to everybody

should be blocked in the code

[Newsjock]

4. Dems: Memo On Medicare Changes Isn't Ours -- It's A GOP 'Hoax'

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/health-care-wars-on-capitol-hill-as-dems-cry-doc-fix-memo-is-a-fake.php?ref=fpa

Democrats today are accusing Republicans of circulating a fraudulent memo that claims to be sent to "Democratic health and communications staff" and which suggests the majority party leadership wants to make big changes to Medicare next year after health care passes.

A senior Democratic leadership aide told TPMDC in an interview the memo, obtained and printed by Politico and leading the Drudge Report this afternoon a few days ahead of the health care vote Sunday, is "a hoax."

... "If this were a Democratic communications person who wrote this, they should be fired, because this looks like Republican talking points," the third Democratic aide told TPMDC.

The memo alleging the changes commonly known as a "doc fix" would be politically damaging to Democrats, who already are holding together a fragile coalition to get the needed 216 votes Sunday.

[BlueIdaho]

7. Typically Nixonian Disinformation.

This is straight from the GOP Little Shop of Horrors.

[FSogol]

8. They're going to spay and neuter doctors? Oh NOES11!! IM SERES!11

:shrug: