We told you last month about Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) taking credit for provisions in the new health care reform law — after he vehemently opposed the bill. Well, it appears he’s at it again.
In a press release issued a few days ago, Grassley said (emphasis ours):
When doctors in states like Iowa are not fairly reimbursed for their services, it makes it difficult to recruit doctors and it makes it a challenge for them to keep their doors open to new Medicare patients. I worked successfully to improve Medicare payments to doctors in rural states like Iowa and, in turn, access for beneficiaries, as part of the health care reform enacted this year.
This is the same Republican senator who said of health care reform last summer: You have every right to fear….a government-run plan to decide when to pull the plug on Grandma.”
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(h/t Think Progress)
