The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate, but the Senate adjourned on Friday without taking action—and they won’t return for two weeks.
After the Easter break, providers are hopeful that the Senate will hurriedly pass legislation that repeals the SGR. Without it, physicians face a 21 percent decline in Medicare reimbursements, the result of years and years of Congress delaying action on repealing the rate.
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