Gimmick in Doc Fix Patch Should Be Replaced with Real Savings
Congress is considering another 12-month doc fix, averting a 24 percent cut in Medicar
Doc Fix
One-Year Doc Fix Emerges
(Updated to incorporate new information from the Congressional Budget Office's score of the doc fix bill)
In lieu of a permanent agreement and...
CBO: Senate "Doc Fix" Would Add $215 Billion to the Debt
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new estimate of the
Unpaid-for Doc Fix Could Cost Trillions over Long Run
Proposals to "pay for" (or not pay for) a repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula have come out this week, and the verdict ha
Actually, The SGR Has Slowed Health Care Cost Growth
To bolster their case against offsetting the high cost of SGR reform, many have claimed that the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is “...
Three Out of Four Doc Fix Plans Would Worsen the Debt
Note: This blog has been updated from its original posting to include the CBO score of the S
Democratic SGR Offset Alternative Replaces One Gimmick With Another
Earlier today, we wrote that the the House Republican SGR bill would ad
House SGR Bill Increases Long-Term Deficits
While the relevant congressional committees recently reached agreement on a bipartisan plan to replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula wi
A Proposal to Pay for the Doc Fix
Last week, the relevant Congressional committees r
Half-Way There: Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement Reached to Reform SGR
Last week, on the day Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus was