Goldwater Institute Issues Commentary to Real Clear Health: Medicare Physician Reimbursement Policy
November 05, 2024
November 05, 2024
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 5 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 4, 2024, to Real Clear Health:
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Medicare Physician Reimbursement Policy
By Patrick Bailey
A decade ago, a Medicare payment formula known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was the source of repeated annual crises for physicians who treat Medicare patients. Manufactured out of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the goal of the SGR was t . . .
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Medicare Physician Reimbursement Policy
By Patrick Bailey
A decade ago, a Medicare payment formula known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was the source of repeated annual crises for physicians who treat Medicare patients. Manufactured out of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the goal of the SGR was t . . .