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Don't make SGR repeal a victim of partisanship: AMA to Congress

In a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, the AMA urged Congress to abandon its partisan approaches to eliminate Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

Medicare & Medicaid
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We've had enough patches; now's the time for SGR repeal

Last week several hundred physicians met with our members of Congress. Our mission was to spur Congress to act on a bipartisan bill to repeal Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate payment formula.

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SGR repeal: "This is a very important time"

A physician member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said he is optimistic Medicare's failed sustainable growth rate payment formula will be repealed this year.

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Congress gets house calls, Rx for Medicare reform by March 31

Physicians from dozens of states are meeting face to face this week on Capitol Hill with their members of Congress, calling for immediate action to eliminate the sustainable growth rate formula.

Medicare & Medicaid
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SGR advocate among four Dr. Nathan Davis Award winners

A congressman who has worked to permanently repeal and replace the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate formula by introducing a bill to repeal it was one of four recipients of the AMA's top government service honor in health care.

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Physician organizations call on Congress to repeal SGR

More than 600 physician organizations Wednesday asked Congress to pass a bill that would repeal Medicare's SGR payment formula before a 24 percent cut takes effect April 1.

Medicare & Medicaid
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In D.C., it's crunch time for SGR repeal—add your voice to ours

I’m in our nation’s capital this week with hundreds of my fellow physicians at the AMA’s National Advocacy Conference to tell our members of Congress that now is the time to fix the broken Medicare payment formula once and for all.

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Revamp underway for Medicare enrollment system

Bringing the Medicare physician enrollment process up to speed in the digital world may take some time, but recent significant steps in the right direction should reduce the hassles many physicians have experienced with the online process.

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More flexibility, time needed for EHR upgrades, groups tell HHS

A group of nearly 50 of the nation's largest physician and hospital organizations, including the AMA, Friday asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to make the meaningful use program more flexible and give physicians more time to implement software upgrades.

Medicare & Medicaid