| AFSCME 2008 Senate Scorecard description
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The Senate rejected a motion to cut off de … The Senate rejected a motion to cut off debate and proceed with consideration of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (S. 3101), a bill that would have improved Medicare’s guaranteed benefit package by covering new preventive services, blocked a cut in physicians' reimbursements set for July 1, and helped seniors
with limited incomes pay their medical and prescription drug bills. their medical and prescription drug bills.
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| AFSCME 2008 Senate Scorecard position
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Aye +
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| AFSCME 2008 Senate Scorecard source
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Http://www.afscme.org/legislation-politics/19812.cfm +
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 House Scorecard description
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Passage of Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) motio … Passage of Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill to prevent a 10.6 percent cut in payments to physicians treating Medicare patients, scheduled for July 1; hold payments at current rates for 18 months; and provide a 1.1 percent increase in 2009. The bill would provide an additional $16.6 billion over 10 years for changes to Medicare beneficiary programs, with the costs partially offset by phasing out bonus payments to Medicare Advantage plans and by requiring private "fee for service" plans to form networks with health care providers, in order to slow growth of the plans ders, in order to slow growth of the plans
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 House Scorecard position
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Aye +
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 House Scorecard source
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Http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php +
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 Senate Scorecard description
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Motion to invoke cloture to limit debate a … Motion to invoke cloture to limit debate and proceed to a vote on a bill to prevent a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments scheduled to take effect July 1, 2008, by holding payments at current rates for 18 months. It would give doctors a 1.1 percent increase in 2009 and provide $16.6 billion over 10 years for changes to Medicare beneficiary programs. The costs would be partially offset by reducing the cost of Medicare Advantage plans. cing the cost of Medicare Advantage plans.
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 Senate Scorecard position
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Aye +
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| Americans for Democratic Action 2008 Senate Scorecard source
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Http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php +
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| Bill of vote
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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 +
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| Billnumber
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H6331 +
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| Chamber
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U.S. Senate +
, 111th United States Congress +
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| Congress number
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110th +
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| Congressnumber
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110 +
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| Modification date
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| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard description
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Block cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. June 24. (355-59; 276 votes required in this case to pass under suspension of the rules)
, Override President Bush's veto of a bill blocking cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. July 15. (383-41; 283 votes required in this case to override the veto)
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| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard position
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Aye +
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| National Journal 2008 House Scorecard source
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Http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs 20090228 4813.php +
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| National Journal 2008 Senate Scorecard description
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Allow the Senate to proceed to a bill blocking cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. June 12. (54-39; 60 votes required to invoke cloture. Reid voted no so that he could subsequently move to reconsider the vote.)
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| National Journal 2008 Senate Scorecard position
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Nay +
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| National Journal 2008 Senate Scorecard source
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Http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs 20090228 4813.php +
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| Roll call number
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149 +
, 169 +
, 443 +
, 491 +
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| Scorecard vote
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AFSCME 2008 Senate Scorecard +
, National Journal 2008 Senate Scorecard +
, Americans for Democratic Action 2008 Senate Scorecard +
, Americans for Democratic Action 2008 House Scorecard +
, National Journal 2008 House Scorecard +
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| Session number
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2 +
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| Categories |
Economic Policy (U.S.) +
, U.S. legislation +
, Record votes +
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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
