Health IT Analytics March 24, 2015
In an annual battle that has flared up every spring since 1997, Congress is once again considering the repeal and replacement of the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR), and this year’s potential legislation has significant impacts on CMS quality reporting programs and value-based payments.
While this year’s version of the bill is unlikely to contain another surprise ICD-10 delay, legislation to permanently repeal the SGR has been deflected time and again, leaving healthcare stakeholders frustrated by the uncertainty and instability of the nation’s largest reimbursement system.
The latest temporary patch expires on March 31, 2015, giving lawmakers just a few more days to decide on an acceptable alternative to the flawed and failed payment metric.
In addition to preventing a...
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