Rep. Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Trump is betting big on the suburbs, but his strategy is failing 'bigly' Trump orders flags at half-staff to honor 'trailblazer' Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) is all but predicting Congress will pass a permanent fix to the long-standing problem surrounding Medicare payments to doctors.

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The House minority leader, who’s been working this month with Speaker John Boehner John Andrew BoehnerLongtime House parliamentarian to step down Five things we learned from this year's primaries Bad blood between Pelosi, Meadows complicates coronavirus talks MORE (R-Ohio) in search of a solution to the perennial controversy, said a framework will be released Thursday and that she anticipated Democrats will be eager to put the problem behind them.

“We'll put out some framework today ... and then more particulars when we post the bill,” Pelosi said during a press conference in the Capitol. “It's something that has to happen.

"Our caucus is very enthusiastic about ending this whole discussion [and] the uncertainty about the SGR that has existed for years," Pelosi added. "For a long time, our caucus has been ready to take the action that we're taking now, and we'll see. We'll see when we see the final bill what their enthusiasm is for it. ... Of course, it's not finished yet. So when it is finished, people will see what it is and then we'll see who wants to vote for it or not."

Pelosi and Boehner have been involved in talks on a $200 billion package that would permanently prevent cuts in physician payments to doctors that Congress has traditionally patched on a regular basis.

—This story ws updated at 12:25 p.m.