tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 12

PHYSICIAN NOTES: New Health Care Legislation May Be A Boon to Some Practices, But Fails to Address SGR Formula

Plus: New Jersey hospital faces over $6 million in settlement charges after allegations of inflating charges.If you were waiting for the health care reform law to bring sweeping changes to the way your Medicare payments are calculated, you'll have to keep waiting.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which President Obama signed on March 23, includes sweeping changes to the U.S. health care system, but does not change the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula or extend the Medicare pay freeze, which is currently set to expire on March 31.Although primary care physicians and mental health...

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