The article calls the “hands-off scenario” a “remarkable achievement for Democrats.” However, Republicans are still expected to attempt to defund the law through other means.
The supercommittee is also not expected to take up reform of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate for physician payments either, according to the report.
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