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Reforms will take effect right away. >> you know what? let me do this, i want to get to dr. brian hill and kathy mcclure in a moment. but, you know, there was a question, sanjay, that keeps coming up. it's the doctor's fix. >> right. >> can you explain what the issue is and if there is a fix in this bill? in this law? >> i will try to be as brief as possible because it's somewhat complicated but important. the way doctors get reimbursed from medicare is based on a formula called sustainable growth rate, you don't remember that name. but the way they get reimbursed is more attached to the econo...

Decade as our population ages or as the baby boomers age. during that time, costs are expected to increase by 50% per enrollee. without reform it is estimated by 2040, medicare will only take in enough revenue to pay 30% of its costs. you can see where this is going. paul ryan, 2012 budget resolution proposes a dramatic overhaul of medicare. jeanne? >> one, he's going to change a fee for service program into what he calls a premium support system. in other words, by the time would start in 2020s and once people enter medicare they would get a cap subsidy to help pay for a private insurance pla...