Despite repeated promises by Congressional leaders to resolve the issue in time to avoid disruption to psychologists and other providers, today Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) began processing claims at lower rates as a result of the 21.3% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut. Read on to learn more about American Psychological Association Practice Organization’s (APAPO) […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have instructed Medicare Administrative Carriers (MACs) to hold claims for three more days, postponing the processing of claims at a lower rate until Friday, June 18. Congress continues to work on legislation that would include a provision to block the 21.3% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut […]
While the House has passed HR 4213, a controversial tax extenders bill that includes a provision to block the 21.3% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut through the end of 2011, the Senate has still not yet taken action. The measure would provide a 2.2% update to provider payments for the rest of 2010 and […]
Today the House passed HR 4213, a controversial tax extenders bill that includes a provision to block the 21.3% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut through the end of 2011. The vote to prevent the June 1 cut was 245-171. The measure would also provide a 2.2% update to provider payments for the rest of […]
The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing 129,000 internal medicine physician and medical student members, today said it strongly supports the proposed provision in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), to provide stable and positive Medicare payment updates to physicians. The measure begins moving to a new framework that could serve […]
I am pleased to inform you that following your many calls and final action by Congress last night, the President [Obama] has signed legislation postponing the 21.2% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut retroactive to April 1 through May 31. The Senate voted 59-38 to pass the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851) after […]
“Because of Congress’s inability to find answers to the ongoing Medicare physician payment dilemma, physicians across the country are unable to accept and treat new Medicare patients,” Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) declared today as he considered the impending effects of the cut to the Sustainable Growth […]
The Senate returned from recess on April 12 and voted 60-34 to end debate (invoke cloture) and move forward with consideration of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851). The bill includes a provision that would postpone the 21.2% Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut, which took effect on April 1, retroactively through April […]
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