The deadline for Congress to act on the sustainable growth rate is fast approaching, with most policy watchers agreeing another “doc fix” override is likely.
If Congress doesn’t act, starting on April 1, physicians who accept Medicare would get a 21.2 percent pay cut as mandated by the sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare payment.
Congress is attempting to repeal its own SGR formula, using last year’s proposals as the framework, according to Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy.
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March 13, 2015
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