A first analysis by Healthcare Informatics of the “SGR repeal” legislation introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on March 19 to repeal Medicare’s SGR formula for physician payment finds a proposal for sweeping changes in Medicare physician payment

A first analysis by Healthcare Informatics of the “SGR repeal” legislation introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, March 19 to repeal Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate Formula for physician payment, and instead institute a 0.5-percent payment update for the next five years for physicians, under Medicare, offers the prospect of a sweeping change in how physicians will be paid under the Medicare program.

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