Senators Boxer and Feinstein Pledge to Repeal Medicare SGR February 10, 2012 Advocacy, Medicare, SFMS Member Senator Barbara Boxer, SGR, sustainable growth rate 0 Senator Boxer, a long-time supporter of repealing Medicare SGR, has sent a letter in response to the SFMS letter to local legislators urging them to advocate for the repeal of SGR. Click here to view the letter from Senator Boxer. Dear Dr. Curran: Thank you for writing to me about the need to fix the Medicare Physician Payment Formula. I appreciate hearing from you, and I share your desire for a permanent solution to this problem. Without congressional action, an over 27 percent reduction to physician reimbursement under Medicare will take effect on March 1, 2012. I have supported legislation to repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate formula and replace it with a more stable system that ends the cycle of looming fee cuts followed by short-term patches and budget gimmicks. I believe that such a reform is critical for physicians, seniors and military families covered by TRICARE. Be assured that I will keep working with my colleagues to enact legislation to reform the Medicare physician payment system. Again, thank you for writing to me. Please feel free to contact me again about this or any other issue of concern to you and the San Francisco Medical Society. Click here to view the letter from Senator Feinstein. Click here to view the original SGR letter from SFMS. Comments are closed.
