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Cardiologists Not Happy With SGR 'Fix'
Congress has applied yet another Band-Aid to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by passing legislation that postpones a 27.4% cut in physician Medicare reimbursement for 10 months.
The SGR has been the thorn in the side of the physician community since Congress adopted it as a way to rein in Medicare costs by basing payments on a mix of indices including factors like the growth in the number of Medicare beneficiaries, physician practice expenses, and the gross domestic product.
"The SGR is a growing nightmare for the economy and for the specialty of cardiology," Jack Lewin, MD, CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), told MedPage Today.
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Source: MedPage Today
Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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From Red Tape to Relief: Rewriting the Rules of Prior Authorization
June 23rd 2025Up to 257 million Americans could benefit from these prior authorization reforms that could have cross-market implications on health care plans administered through commercial insurers, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient Mix
April 22nd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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How Value-Based Care With Provider Enablement Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Medicaid
June 12th 2025Supported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.
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