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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

Senate Recesses Before Voting on SGR Repeal

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Despite an overwhelming 392-to-37 vote in the House to scrap the SGR formula for physician Medicare payments, the Senate adjourned for a two-week recess without

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Bipartisan Doc-Fix Legislation Introduced

March 20, 2015March 30, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

With 12 days to spare before a 21% reduction in physician Medicare payments takes effect, a bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers introduced identical

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Coming Soon: Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Imaging

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

For most physicians, HR 4302, federal legislation signed into law on April 1, 2014, was important because it delayed until March 1, 2015 drastic SGR-imposed

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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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