Medical Billing Blog

SGR Update March 2014

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Mon, Mar, 10, 2014 @ 07:03 AM

On February 6, the House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senate Finance Committee introduced a bi-partisan/bi-cameral bill to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) effective April 1, 2014. H.R. 4015. The Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act consolidates three previously passed bills by each committee into a single framework to repeal and replace the flawed SGR.

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Update: Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Reform

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Mon, Feb, 10, 2014 @ 08:02 AM

On Thursday afternoon (2/6) the House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senate Finance Committee leadership introduced a bi-partisan/bi-cameral bill to repeal and replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The Congressional sponsors have provided a section-by-section summary for your review.

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