Legislators Finalize BBA Relief Measure; White House Threatens Veto
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Two provisions of Reps. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn) and Karen Thurman's (D-Fla.) Medicare Patient Access to Technology Act (HR 4395) apparently did not survive eleventh-hour maneuvering between the White House and House Republicans in negotiating this year's Balanced Budget Act relief package.
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