Budget and Medicare Bills Passed: Implications for Seniors
Before leaving Washington, for a holiday recess, Congress increased funding for Social Security and protected physicians from receiving cuts in their Medicare payments, but did not stop the overpayments made to Medicare Advantage plans. Monday night, the House approved a $515.7 billion domestic spending measure, 253 to 154. The funding level included for the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the measure is $150 million over the President's budget request – and $451 million over the FY 2007 level of funding.  Language in the bill will also provide SSA with the ability to address the backlog in handling disability claims. Tuesday night, the Senate passed a $555 billion omnibus budget bill to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.

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