Steny Hoyer: Momentum is growing for permanent Medicare ‘doc fix’

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The No. 2 House Democrat says bipartisan momentum is building in Congress to permanently fix a flaw in a federal payment system that annually threatens cuts to doctors who treat Medicare patients.

“There’s more serious momentum” this year for a long-term fix, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters Tuesday.

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