March 27 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House passed a one-year delay of a 24 percent payment cut to physicians who accept Medicare patients, with Republican leaders pushing the bill through in a move that masked trouble finding the votes for it.
They solved the problem by simply not counting the votes.
The House approved the measure with untallied voice votes – - ayes first, then nays — and the presiding officer, Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas, declared the votes sufficient. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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