October 31, 2013
Contact: Larry McNeely
National Coalition on Health Care
lmcneely@nchc.org
202-638-7151, ext. 109
Ashley Berrang
Bipartisan Policy Center
aberrang@bipartisanpolicy.org
202-637-1456
Katie Peters
Center for American Progress
kpeters@bipartisanpolicy.org
202-741-6285
Health Care Experts Applaud Bipartisan Senate-House SGR Package
“As policy experts from across the political spectrum, we applaud the bipartisan Senate-House framework for replacing Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) mechanism. The framework satisfies the key principle that unites us: any repeal of the SGR must be linked with reforms to the payment and delivery system that help lower the rate of growth in health care costs while improving the quality of care. The framework establishes a clear path to new payment models that support value and accountability for quality and costs. We strongly support this bipartisan effort and look forward to working with the Senate and House to draft the framework into legislation.”
Signatories
Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D.
Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy
American Enterprise Institute*
Katherine Hayes
Director of Health Policy
Bipartisan Policy Center
Kavita Patel, MD MS
Fellow and Managing Director, Economic Studies
Brookings Institution*
Topher Spiro
Vice President, Health Policy
Center for American Progress
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD
Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Joel C. White
President
Council for Affordable Health Coverage
Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D
Research Fellow
Hoover Institution, Stanford University*
Larry Atkins
President
National Academy of Social Insurance*
John Rother
President and CEO
National Coalition on Health Care
David Lansky
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Business Group on Health
Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D
Senior Fellow
Project HOPE*
David Kendall
Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy
Third Way
* Denotes that the listing of this organization is for identification purposes only and does not imply organizational endorsement
Document: Bipartisan SGR Press Statement