Actions for Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System [electronic resource].

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Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System [electronic resource].

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.
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20 pages : digital, PDF file
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Summary
Provides background on Medicare fee schedule for physicians and the sustainable growth rate (SGR) system, which generates formula for calculating annual updates in payments for physician services. Discusses recent legislative proposals to rectify SGR problems.
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