Healthcare Reform Becoming Less Likely
A bill to freeze cuts to doctors’ Medicare payments – one that should have been heavily bipartisan – is now in serious danger of passing. The American Medical Association (AMA) promised Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) 27 Republican votes, but now it appears there are as few as two.
Undoubtedly, 27 is an ambitious number for any bipartisan bill, but the enormous drop in support is indicative of an overwhelming feeling in Washington. It is a sentiment against any healthcare reform, one that has grown within the Republican party and continues to spread across the aisle to conservative Democrats.
Though we at Election Stocks still believe something will pass reforming the healthcare system, these kind of let downs are still quite alarming.
Posted: October 21st, 2009 under Healthcare, The First Year.
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