New Democrat Coalition Chairman, Health Care Task Force Co-Chairs Issue Statement on Bipartisan SGR/CHIP Package
New Democrat Coalition Chairman Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Health Care Task Force Co-Chairs Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) issued the following statement on the bipartisan SGR/CHIP legislative package before the House:
“As we made clear in the Coalition’s American Prosperity Agenda, Congress must prioritize policies that give everyone a shot at the American dream by preserving quality health care options for every American. A key component of that is finally recognizing the failure of the broken SGR formula and replacing it. This deal will help to guide Medicare away from the volume-based model of yesterday and toward the value-based, high-quality model of tomorrow. That means reliability for our seniors, better care and lower costs, as well as a stable Medicare program in the long term.
We certainly do not regard the ‘Doc Fix’ before the House as perfect, but we believe that the genuine, bipartisan give-and-take on this issue can serve as a model for progress on future issues before the House.”
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