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SGR, RIP

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

On April 14, 2015 the Senate voted 92-to-8 to approve legislation previously passed by the House that puts an end to the SGR-based physician payment

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion

February 19, 2015February 18, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 years, as proposed in legislation introduced

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Will the New Congress Repeal SGR?

November 17, 2014November 14, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Whether their political persuasions lie left, right, or center, almost all physicians agree that something permanent needs to be done about the sustainable growth rate

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

An ICD-10 Win and SGR Loss for Orthopaedists in Latest Congressional Action

April 3, 2014April 4, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

By a vote of 64 to 35, the US Senate approved a one-year “patch” of the current SGR-based Medicare payment formula, rather than entirely replacing

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Bipartisan Step Forward on SGR Repeal

February 13, 2014February 24, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Up against an April 1 deadline that would see Medicare payments to physicians plunge by nearly 24%, a bipartisan group of Congressional negotiators introduced legislation

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