Monday, November 25, 2013
22 TEXANS IN HOUSE PUSH FOR SGR REPEAL THIS YEAR
A majority of
the Texans in the U.S. House of Representatives joined a majority of their
colleagues from around the country in calling on House leaders to repeal
Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula this year. Congress “should not
pass up this chance to repeal the SGR ... and enact a permanent solution,” they
said in a letter to the speaker and minority leader of the House. “Continuing to
enact short-term patches is bad fiscal policy — equivalent to paying the monthly
minimum on a credit card bill — and increases the cost of full repeal.” Rep.
Bill Flores (R-Bryan) was one of two congressmen to take the lead on the letter.
Twenty-one of the 33 other Texans, from both sides of the aisle, put their name
on it as well. A delegation of Texas physicians and medical students and TMA
staff enjoyed productive conversations on the issue during visits with House
members and Sen. Ted Cruz after the Washington meeting of the AMA House of
Delegates. The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a Dec. 12 “open executive session” on a draft SGR repeal proposal that has support from Democrats and
Republicans, and in both the House and the Senate.
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