House Approves Bipartisan Fix to Medicare Doctors Pay

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to change the way doctors are paid for treating Medicare patients, giving Speaker John Boehner a second legislative victory following weeks of discord in his Republican caucus.

Lawmakers in both parties hailed the 392-37 vote as a breakthrough for a chamber often depicted as dysfunctional.

“I hope this bipartisan approach is contagious,” said Democratic Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts on the House floor.

The vote, along with Wednesday’s adoption by the House of its version of a fiscal 2016 budget, reflects a quick turnaround...