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SGR Repeal Faces New Hurdles
Before this week’s planned Congressional recess, there were some new developments in the US House and Senate with respect to the SGR repeal legislation. In the House, Ways and Means Chairman […]
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Final Push for SGR Repeal Underway Now in Washington, D.C.
The AMA and state medical societies like the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) are making a final concerted effort to sway their US Congressional Representatives to adopt the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014.
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NCMS and Other Health Care Organizations Rally to Repeal the SGR
Long-awaited and hard-fought legislation to permanently repeal the fatally flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula now is before both chambers of Congress with the introduction of the SGR Repeal and […]
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Congress Passes Budget Deal Including Patch to SGR
On Wednesday, Congress approved a budget agreement that extends Medicare’s current physician payment update of 0.5 percent through the end of March, averting a 23.7 percent payment cut to doctors that was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2014.
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Senate Finance Committe to Discuss Temporary SGR Fix
With federal budget negotiations underway, the Senate Finance Committee will meet on December 12, 2013, to discuss implementation of a temporary, one- to three-month, SGR patch.
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Cautious Optimism that SGR May Be Repealed
Recently, a bipartisan proposal outlining an overhaul of the SGR formula as well as Medicare physician payment reform was released by the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee.
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NCMS Signs Onto Letter Calling for Repeal of SGR
The North Carolina Medical Society along with 22 other state and specialty medical societies have signed onto a letter calling on House and Senate committees considering repeal of the Sustainable […]
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Momentum Builds Toward Repeal of Medicare SGR
With lawmakers home from Washington, D.C. for the August recess, now is the time for physicians to encourage legislators to continue their bipartisan efforts toward repeal of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR).
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AMA Addresses SGR and Linking Physician Pay to Quality
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently submitted a letter of appreciation for efforts exerted by members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee to repeal and replace the failed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which determines physician payment rates in the Medicare program.
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Coalition of State Medical Societies Coordinate Lobbying Efforts
The CEOs of the Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, California, Oklahoma, New York and the North Carolina Medical Societies gathered last week in Washington, D.C., to share information on their […]
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