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 Energy and Commerce Committee Passes SGR Reform Legislation
Today, by a vote of 51 to zero, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation to repeal and replace Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system is sponsored by committee leaders Reps. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Fred Upton (R-MI), […]