Doc Pay Bill Faces Rough Waters With $175 Billion Price Tag
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Even in the best of congressional spending climates, finding an estimated $138 billion to cover a proposed permanent fix for the sustainable growth formula would be difficult. But with the Congressional Budget Office’s recent $175 billion scoring of House legislation, and House Republicans threatening a government shutdown if deficit targets for FY 2014 are not met, it may be impossible.
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