WASHINGTON D.C.–This afternoon, the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) joined over 60 other leading health care stakeholders in a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the passage of legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, reform payment for physicians and other health professionals, and address crucial healthcare “extenders” during the lame duck session of Congress.
“Repeated temporary SGR patches have only put off the need for permanent reform and prolonged the threat of staggering reimbursement cuts that would threaten Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care,” said NCHC President and CEO John Rother. “Businesses, consumers, and health care providers agree that now is the time for Congress to act.”
See full press release: https://nchc.org/nchc-joins-over-60-health-care-stakeholders-in-a-letter-urging-congress-to-repeal-the-sgr-during-the-lame-duck-session