Congress Passes CR Without Doc Fix Despite Doctors Caucus Efforts

Several sources tell Inside Health Policy that the GOP Doctors Caucus came close to getting a “doc fix” averting Medicare physician pay cuts into the latest continuing resolution (CR), but the CR now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk without the fix, to the dismay of physicians who will continue to urge lawmakers to stop the cuts. The CR passed the Senate 77-18 and hours later passed the House 314-108. It’s not clear why negotiations over the doc fix...