Bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Proposes $215 Billion In Health Cuts to Fund Physician Pay Fix – On March 9, 2015, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a bipartisan, non-profit organization, released a proposal to fund a permanent Medicare physician pay fix by enacting provider reforms, refining beneficiary incentives, and implementing Medicaid cuts.  To view the plan, please click here.