SGR, RIP
On April 14, 2015 the Senate voted 92-to-8 to approve legislation previously passed by the House that puts an end …
Senate Recesses Before Voting on SGR Repeal
Despite an overwhelming 392-to-37 vote in the House to scrap the SGR formula for physician Medicare payments, the Senate adjourned …
Bipartisan Doc-Fix Legislation Introduced
With 12 days to spare before a 21% reduction in physician Medicare payments takes effect, a bipartisan coalition of House …
Coming Soon: Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Imaging
For most physicians, HR 4302, federal legislation signed into law on April 1, 2014, was important because it delayed until …
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 …