ASA Board of Directors Decides to Take No Position on SGR Repeal Bill

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced its Board of Directors voted to take “no position at this time” on the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014.  

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The legislation would repeal the current SGR formula and replace the formula with a new Medicare payment system. It provides for modest payment updates for the first five years of the proposal, followed by payment freezes for the next five years.

The proposal is pending in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The board urged the ASA to continue to monitor Congressional consideration of the legislation.

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