| 11/19/2009 Herger Calls for Solution to Medicare Payment Cuts That Won’t Add Billions to National Debt |
Washington, DC – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following speech before the House of Representatives today in support of dealing with looming cuts to physician payments in Medicare but in opposition to the Democrats' plan to address this by increasing the federal deficit by more than $200 billion. Currently, Medicare physician reimbursement rates are expected to be cut by 21% next year and by roughly 5% for each of the next several years thereafter, according to the 2009 Medicare Trustees Report. Herger supported an alternative plan put forth by House Republicans that would prevent these cuts but would not saddle future generations with further debt. You can view Herger’s speech here. | |
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| 11/16/2009 Herger: CMS Report Shows Pelosi Care Equals Higher Health Care Costs |
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) issued a statement in response to an analysis he requested from the nonpartisan, independent experts at the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report shows national health care costs will increase significantly – by $289 billion – if the House Democrats' bill (H.R. 3962) were enacted. Herger introduced a resolution requesting that Speaker Pelosi allow members seventy-two hours to review the findings of this study prior to the House vote on her plan for government-run health care. Instead, House Democrats rushed the bill to a vote without all information about the long-term impact on health care costs: | |
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