$210B Medicare deal faces opposition from all sides

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are working together to roll out a permanent sustainable growth rate formula fix, causing frustration and anger among some Republicans and Democrats, according to The Hill.

Some House Republicans are warning that the deal will "undermine the push for a balanced budget," according to the report.

The alliance Speaker Boehner has formed with Minority Leader Pelosi has also angered a portion of GOP members, who feel he should have come to members of his own party to put together a plan.

Some Democrats are also displeased with the plan. They take issue with its provision calling on seniors to pay more under Medicare, according to the report.

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