MAR 20, 2015
SGR Repeal on the Table; Congress Working on Plan to Pay For It
Congressional leaders are preparing to vote on legislation in the coming days that would permanently repeal the severely flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate formula used to determine Medicare physician pay. While not perfect, the legislation would finally get rid of an issue that has prevented medicine from advancing other important priorities. If Congress doesn’t enact permanent SGR repeal legislation, physician payments could be cut to pay for another short-term patch.