DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 4 (April)

Fate of pay fix complicated by health reform debate and deficit

The passage of historic, controversial health reform legislation and its costs have complicated the temporary payment fix you and your peers have come to expect from Congress every year, experts tell Part B News. The highly partisan debate over reform and its costs are largely responsible for just a one-month pay fix and the need for immediate action again to stave off the 21% cut mandated by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, a health care industry expert says.

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