The unsustainable SGR: It’s time to stop kicking the can
SGR has been the bane of my time in policy. And I want it to be yours.
SGR, formally known as the sustainable growth rate, is a formula developed under none other than the Balanced Budget Act (the same one that set the cap for GME-funded residency slots at 100,000) to determine the Centers for Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursement payments to physicians. And because the universe loves a good …
The unsustainable SGR: It’s time to stop kicking the can
