SGR Advocacy Alert There is a very real threat of the 26.5 percent Medicare physician payment cut taking effect on January 1, 2013, at least temporarily. SFMS is working with CMA and AMA physician grassroots networks, and are seeking your voices to tell Congress just how deeply its inaction will affect you. December 19, 2012 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment, Practice Management 26.5% Medicare cut, Legislative Advocacy, Medicare physician payment cut, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Obama’s New Fiscal Cliff Offer Proposes Repeal of SGR White House’s latest “fiscal cliff” offer proposes a permanent repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) alongside $400 billion health care savings. December 18, 2012 News, Payment, Politics and Medicine SGR, Doc fix, fiscal cliff, sustainable growth rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Obamacare—Past, Present, and Future, Part 3 Part 3 of the Obamacare/health care reform update from SFMS PAC Chair Andrew Calman, MD. This section focuses on alternative delivery and payment models and SGR prediction. November 26, 2012 Health Care Reform, Physician Resource SGR, ACA, Obamacare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Many Practices Would Cut Medicare Services Without 'Doc Fix' Forty-five percent of physician group practices say they would reduce appointments for new Medicare beneficiaries if Congress does not take steps to avert scheduled cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates, according to a recent MGMA-ACMPE survey. October 23, 2012 Medicare Medicare Services, SGR, MGMA-ACMPE 0 0 Comment Read More »
Summary of Provisions from Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for 2013 Summary of Provisions from Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for 2013 August 2, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource eRx Incentive Program, PQRS, VBM, 2013 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
