How Should Congress Pay for Repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate?
Guest post from Harold D. Miller President and CEO, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform Pittsburgh, PA A bipartisan, bicameral bill was announced earlier this month as the result of a joint effort by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee to repeal and replace […]
House Committee Unveils Framework to Replace the SGR
Last week, the talk of the town (amongst healthcare stakeholders) was about the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s draft legislative proposal for repealing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. While this skeleton discussion draft bill is very preliminary, it provides a legislative outline for replacing the current Medicare payment system with an “improved fee for […]
The Primary Care Shibboleth: Debunking the Myth
Guest Post From Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center At a recent Kaiser Family Foundation healthcare conference, Sustaining Medicare for the Future: What’s Next In the […]