In 1998, Medicare enacted the sustainable growth rate (SGR) which would slowly bring down Medicare physician compensation. However, each year, it gets reversed by Congress. Now, instead of a gradual decline, the implementation of SGR would result in a 21.2% pay cut for Medicare docs.
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, however, Congress once again reversed the SGR. Megan McArdle gives some solid reasons of why the reform of the SGR should be included in any health reform bill.
Tags: Medicare, Physician Compensation, SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate
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