February 2008
Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, left, discusses Medicare payment issues with AAFP President-elect Ted Epperly, M.D., during a Feb. 12 meeting in the senator's office.
AAFP Leaders Call On Congress to Replace Flawed Payment Formula
(2/27/2008, 3:55 p.m.)
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The AAFP has asked members of Congress to approve a 0.5 percent increase in the Medicare physician payment rate for the next 18 months to give lawmakers enough time to develop an alternative to the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, formula, which has triggered deep reductions in Medicare payment rates during the past several years.
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