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SGR Deal Reached
Physicians will get a 0.5% pay increase each year for 5 years under a deal by a bipartisan team of House and Senate negotiators to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician payment under Medicare. The deal announced Thursday combines the work of three congressional committees, as Democrats and Republicans have worked together for nearly a year to draft legislation that repeals the SGR. Read more…
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