Congressman Fleming Votes Against Pelosi's "Doc Fix" Bill

Statement

Congressman John Fleming issued the following statement in regards to H.R. 3961, more commonly known as the "doc fix" bill. Congressman Fleming cast a bipartisan vote against the bill, along with 11 Democrats, however it did pass in the House of Representatives by a final vote of 243-183 and now moves on to the Senate for consideration, where a similar measure was recently voted down.

"As a physician, I am acutely aware of the anxiety doctors' face every year as they anticipate reimbursement cuts scheduled to go into effect as a result of the deeply flawed sustainable growth rate formula (SGR). However, I could not support a bad bill to correct the Medicare fee schedule. H.R. 3961 creates more unpaid for deficit spending and will hurt both physicians and our economy. For too long, doctors have been exploited by politicians as they face a business-killing cut in reimbursements every year. I will not allow my fellow physicians to be used as political pawns by voting for the so called "doc-fix" bill. This legislation accomplishes nothing to permanently change the SGR formula. H.R. 3961 replaces one failed policy with another. Physicians and patients deserve better."

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