House bill seeks to keep Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund solvent
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to avoid a shortfall in the Medicare Hospital Insurance Fund by closing tax loopholes and redirecting tax revenue in a push to keep the fund solvent by at least another decade. Introduced this week by Representative Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, the "Assuring Medicare's Promise Act" looks to eliminate a loophole
Source: healthcarefinancenews.com