By John Rother With the sequester in place, some in Congress have embraced it, believing that these across-the-board cuts can actually help address our long-term fiscal problems. They are badly mistaken. This Congress has not even begun to grapple with what the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has called our greatest fiscal challenge: rising healthcare costs. […]
Advocates from Across Health Sector Promote Permanent SGR Repeal and Broader Payment Reform Opportunities
Washington, DC—Growing momentum on Capitol Hill behind a permanent repeal of Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and related opportunities for broader physician payment reform drew advocates from across the health sector today to a National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) forum today. “2013 is the year to put the SGR behind us and move toward delivering […]
Advocates from Across Health Sector Promote Permanent SGR Repeal and Broader Payment Reform Opportunities
May 9, 2013 Contact: Sojung Yi syi@nchc.org 202-638-7151, ext. 108 Advocates from Across Health Sector Promote Permanent SGR Repeal and Broader Payment Reform Opportunities WASHINGTON, DC—Growing momentum on Capitol Hill behind a permanent repeal of Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and related opportunities for broader physician payment reform drew advocates from across the health […]
NCHC Enlists Consumer Groups, Businesses and Insurers in Push for 2013 SGR Reform
Washington, DC—The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), joined by leading consumer and disease organizations, medical societies, business organizations, and pension funds, urged a bipartisan effort to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment formula and transition toward value-based reimbursement in Medicare in a letter sent to Congressional chairmen Friday. “No longer is this just a […]
NCHC Enlists Consumer Groups, Businesses and Insurers in Push for 2013 SGR Reform
April 29, 2013 Contact: Cristina Flores cflores@nchc.org 202-638-7151, ext. 106 NCHC Enlists Consumer Groups, Businesses and Insurers in Push for 2013 SGR Reform Washington, DC—The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), joined by leading consumer and disease organizations, medical societies, business organizations, and pension funds, urged a bipartisan effort to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) […]
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