SGR, RIP
On April 14, 2015 the Senate voted 92-to-8 to approve legislation previously passed by the House that puts an end […]
CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion
According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 years,
Will the New Congress Repeal SGR?
Whether their political persuasions lie left, right, or center, almost all physicians agree that something permanent needs to be done
An ICD-10 Win and SGR Loss for Orthopaedists in Latest Congressional Action
By a vote of 64 to 35, the US Senate approved a one-year “patch” of the current SGR-based Medicare payment
Bipartisan Step Forward on SGR Repeal
Up against an April 1 deadline that would see Medicare payments to physicians plunge by nearly 24%, a bipartisan group
MedPAC Proposal Could Detract from Physician Employment by Hospitals
David Glaser, JD, alerts us to proposed changes in the healthcare reimbursement model that would make employing physicians less appealing