Congress has approved a formula that will fix the way physicians are paid.

The bill reshapes how Medicare reimburses doctors who provide treatment for more than 50 million people who depend on the service.

The vote passed 92-8 and prevents a 21 percent cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.

"If you lose 21 percent, then that's a hit that would cause [doctors] to decrease services or have problems,” said Dr. Randy Shuck of St. Petersburg General Hospital. “For now the treatment should remain the same and it shouldn't really affect us as much. It means that all doctors who took Medicare before should still take it and the access to the office should be the same."

It’s a vote Medicare recipients are glad to hear passed.

"I just had some heart problems and that was all taken care of thank goodness," said Medicare recipient Barbara Jackson. “It's difficult to find a good doctor. I do have one and I don't want to lose it."

Jackson is just one of the millions covered under Medicare. Jackson said without it, she wouldn't have been able to get the care she needed for her heart surgery.

"The cost of it alone when I had my heart condition was thousands of dollars that I couldn't come up with," said Jackson.

Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor of the bill. Two other presidential hopefuls - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio - voted against the bill.