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The Senate is expected to begin debate and vote on a stand alone physician payment measure (S. 1776) next week. S. 1776 would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that is currently used to establish annual Medicare physician payment updates and reset the budget baseline that is the primary obstacle to Medicare physician payment reform.
Originally, a provision to provide a short-term increase in Medicare payments to physicians and avert the scheduled 21% cut to take effect January 1 was to be included in the larger health reform measure. However, Senate leaders have determined to deal with the physician payment issue in stand alone legislation.
It is critical that every member of the Senate hear from physician constituents urging passage of S. 1776. To contact your Senators, please click the take action button below.
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