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The Medicare tweak Republicans are eyeing for their megabill is actually bipartisan

By POLITICO  
   June 10, 2025

A Medicare proposal some Republicans want to include in their sweeping megabill has the backing of a key Democratic senator — though he doesn’t want it included in the party-line package. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said in a statement that he stands behind the No UPCODE Act, a bill co-sponsored with Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy that tackles tools Medicare Advantage plans use to get higher payments from the federal government — calling it 'common sense' that health insurers 'shouldn't be allowed to overcharge taxpayers for the care they deliver.'

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