(Bloomberg) — The doctors who treat Medicare patients would avoid a cut in their government reimbursements under a proposal to be presented to House members next week, according to Republican and Democratic aides.
The bipartisan $200 billion framework to replace Medicare's cost-containment formula for doctor reimbursement was negotiated by House leaders of both parties and members of the committees with jurisdiction over Medicare.
Some of the cost would be offset with $35 billion worth of Medicare savings from beneficiaries over 10 years. Another $35 billion over a decade would come from reducing or delaying higher payments to hospitals and other Medicare service providers over time, the aides said.
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