Posted by
Defend America on Saturday, December 05, 2009 8:12:21 PM
Dems shoot down GOP amendment to restore Medicare funding
By Walter Alarkon
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12/05/09 04:57 PM ET
Democrats held fast Saturday against another Republican attempt to
restore funding for a Medicare program facing cuts in the Senate
healthcare bill.
During
a rare weekend session, Senate Democrats blocked a GOP move to restore
about $42 billion in funding for a home healthcare Medicare program.
Democrats argued that the cuts wouldn't affect Medicare patients'
quality of care and would make the home healthcare benefit stronger by
forcing it to be more efficient.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/70763-dems-shoot-down-gop-amendment-to-restore-medicare-funding