Congress Passes Measure Avoiding Medicare Payment Cut and Therapy Cap Exceptions Expiration
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed a 10-month measure that will prevent a 27.4% payment cut, due to the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) portion of the fee schedule, to Medicare providers scheduled for March 1. The measure extends the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) at the current level, and [...]
