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| The Senate rallied late Tuesday to pass a landmark Medicare overhaul that locks in doctors’ rates while requiring wealthier seniors to pay more, erasing an awkward ritual in which Congress ignored scheduled provider cuts each year without funding a permanent fix. President Obama was expected to sign the bill, elating doctors who had faced a 21 percent pay cut Wednesday because the administration had to begin processing this month’s claims. |
