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Will There Be an SGR Fix This Year?

February 14, 2012 • By Richard Quinn

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In the meantime, Dr. Laing continues, rheumatologists have little choice but to wait.

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“It’s very stressful,” he adds. “It’s very difficult to run a clinical operation and provide expert medical care while you’re worried whether or not the business foundation of your practice is viable.”

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Medicare cuts would affect the bottom line, says Jones, “especially for solo practitioners—that’s a 27% cut to their revenue stream.”

Jones notes that the ACR continues to monitor Congressional discussion on the topic as it advocates for a permanent solution to the SGR formula. She said the issue of a lame-duck Congress is a wild card in how much progress will be made.

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“Obviously, the ACR is opposed to these short-term, band-aid fixes,” she adds. “They just increase the cost of the long-term repeal. It’s time to get together, get a proposal, and fix this thing.”

Richard Quinn is a freelance writer based in New Jersey.

 

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Filed Under: Legislation & Advocacy Tagged With: Medicare, MedPac, SGR

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