SGR Update: U.S. Senate Expected to Vote on SGR on April 14 U.S. Senate expected to vote on HR 2, the Medicare SGR and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act,on April 14. Physician action requested to urge legislators to support HR 2 without amendment. April 13, 2015 Advocacy, Medicare HR 2, CHIP, Medicare SGR, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Update: Senate Passes HR 4302; Bill Expects to be Signed Into Law The Senate voted 64-35 to adopt HR 4302, the 17th patch to stop the 24% Medicare SGR payment cut until April 2015. The House passed an identical version of the bill by voice vote on March 27, and President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law. March 31, 2014 Advocacy, Medicare, News Medicare SGR, SGR, California GPCI, HR 4302 0 0 Comment Read More »
House Committee Approves Bipartisan Medicare SGR Reform Bill On July 23, 2013, in a short 15-minute meeting, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee approved the bipartisan legislation that repeals the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), provides a transition period, and a pathway to a new payment system. July 29, 2013 Advocacy, Medicare, News, Payment SGR, #FixSGR, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Medicare SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
House, Senate Budget Deal Lacks Provision To Avert Medicare Pay Cuts Congressional leaders reached a budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown through the first quarter of 2013, but the deal does not include adjusting or repealing the sustainable growth-rate Medicare payment formula, which will require a 27 percent cut in payments to Medicare physicians next year. August 1, 2012 Medicare, News Medicare SGR, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Legislation Offers Short Extension of Medicare Physician Payment Rates Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) has introduced legislation that would provide a one-year extension for Medicare physician payment rates. July 23, 2012 Medicare, News Medicare SGR, Michael Burgess 0 0 Comment Read More »
