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MedPAC Releases SGR Repeal Proposal

 

"Congress should repeal the controversial Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR, that's poised to cut physician's pay 30% starting Jan. 1, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said in a draft proposal released Monday. The independent Congressional agency, which advises the U.S. Congress on issues affecting Medicare estimates lost federal revenue, would total $300 billion."

Senate Passes Resolution to Address Physician Shortage

"Assembly Member Ricardo Lara's (D-Bell Gardens) Assembly Joint Resolution 13 received bipartisan support in the Senate today with a 23-10 vote. AJR 13 urges the President and Congress to provide resources to increase the supply of physicians in California in order to improve access to care in underserved areas."

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