Medicare cut payments by 50 percent to doctors on July 1 . Bush administration delayed implementing cuts until mid - July . This could lead doctors to stop treating Medicare patients , some groups argue . But GOP lawmakers and aides gave no indication the intense lobbying had changed any minds , and even if the bill does pass the Senate , it may still face a presidential veto . Bill rolling back cuts stalled in the Senate due to Republican opposition .
Medicare cut payments by 50 percent to doctors on July 1 . Bush administration delayed implementing cuts until mid - July . This could lead doctors to stop treating Medicare patients , some groups argue . Bill rolling back cuts stalled in the Senate due to Republican opposition .