Congress Stops Medicare Cuts for One Year as Part of Fiscal Cliff Legislation Congress on January 1 passed HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act, narrowly averting the so-called "fiscal cliff." The bill includes a one-year Medicare fee-for-service physician payment freeze, meaning the 26.5 percent sustainable growth rate (SGR) cut has been averted, for now. The 2 percent sequestration cuts have also been deferred for two months. January 3, 2013 Medicare, News, Politics and Medicine HR 8 , medicare cuts, fiscal cliff, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Obama’s New Fiscal Cliff Offer Proposes Repeal of SGR White House’s latest “fiscal cliff” offer proposes a permanent repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) alongside $400 billion health care savings. December 18, 2012 News, Payment, Politics and Medicine SGR, Doc fix, fiscal cliff, sustainable growth rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Obamacare—Past, Present, and Future, Part 1 Obamacare/PPACA—Beyond the Politics. Update on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 will impact U.S. physicians and patients. November 19, 2012 Health Care Reform, Politics and Medicine, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member individual mandate, Obamacare, PPACA, Andrew Calman, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 0 0 Comment Read More »
Election 2012: Update of Candidates and Issues that SFMS Was Watching This Election Cycle. Election 2012: Update of candidates and issues that SFMS was watching this election cycle. November 7, 2012 News, Politics and Medicine Election 2012, Proposition 30 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Official: State Could Dump Health Plan For Kids And Maintain Quality Care California's top health official said Tuesday that she thinks the state can end a health care program for low-income children without disrupting their care. October 17, 2012 News, Politics and Medicine Children's Healthcare, California Healthcare, Healthy Families Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
