U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi reports:
Rewarding America’s Workers
Since its creation nearly 50 years ago, Medicare has represented a promise to the American people: that after a lifetime of work, seniors deserve the access to quality health care. This week, I was honored to join my colleagues inpassing historic bipartisan legislation by a vote of 392-37 to protect millions of seniors from losing access to their Medicare physicians.
The bipartisan package represents bold, necessary progress for seniors. At long last, we will break free from the decade-long cycle of short term patches and transition Medicare away from a volume-based system toward one that rewards value, ensures the accuracy of payments, and improves the quality of care.
Additional funding for initiatives that help low-income seniors pay their Medicare Part B premiums will help many older Americans struggling to make ends meet. At the same time, the legislation extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for two years while expanding funding for community health centers by $7.2 billion.
With this legislation, we give America’s seniors confidence they will be able to see the doctors they need, and the doctors they like – liberating them and their families from the shadow of needless, annual crisis.
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