I’m a bit embarrased to admit that I wasn’t sure wether the ”doc fix” reducing the reimbursement for doctors who treat Medicare patients (around 21%) was built into the CBO savings projections for the recently passed Affordable Care Act.
However, Jonathan Chait in his article “The Conservative Misinformation Feedback Loop, Cont’d” disproves this claim and explains the “degree to which the public debate is driven by pure hacks.”