According to a Congressional Budget Office report, legislation that would shield physicians from a 24 percent Medicare reimbursement reduction next year would cost about $8.3 billion from 2014 to 2018.
The proposal would delay the steep pay cuts required by Medicare's sustainable growth rate and give physicians a 0.5 percent payment update through March 2014, giving lawmakers extra time to repeal and replace the SGR, according to the report.
Read the full report on Becker's Hospital Review.
The proposal would delay the steep pay cuts required by Medicare's sustainable growth rate and give physicians a 0.5 percent payment update through March 2014, giving lawmakers extra time to repeal and replace the SGR, according to the report.
Read the full report on Becker's Hospital Review.