It's Finally Over! The Medicare SGR is Dead! Last night the Senate approved H.R. 2: The Medicare SGR Reform and the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act which repeals Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula, hours before double-digit payment cuts to physicians were set to take effect. The bill has been sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law. April 15, 2015 Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Resources Boxer, H.R.2., Repeal, SGR, AMA, CMA, Cuts, Feinstein, Medicare, RCMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
House Landslide Vote to Pass SGR Today, RCMA/CMA congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives for passing monumental Medicare reform and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension, and urgently asks their colleagues in the Senate to do the same before spring recess. The 392-37 vote clearly shows that now is the time to make Medicare reform a reality. March 26, 2015 Federal Legislation, Legislation Congress, House, Senate, SGR, Federal, Legislation, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Legislation To Repeal SGR Unveiled The Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans unveiled draft legislation that would repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and replace it with a new system for determining Medicare physician payments. June 13, 2013 Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Resources Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, legislation, Medicare, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
