Temporary SGR Fix

Dear Client,

The House and Senate have tentatively agreed to a two month extension of the current Medicare payment formula, thus temporarily avoiding a 21% cut in physician fee schedule payments scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2010. The temporary SGR "fix" legislation has been attached to a bill providing funding for the Department of Defense. The House is expected to take up the Defense Appropriations bill tomorrow (Wednesday) or Thursday with the Senate taking up the identical bill on Saturday (12/19).

Because this is only a two month extension of the current formula, it means that physicians will be facing the same SGR cut on March 1, 2010 unless Congress intervenes to prevent the cut from taking place then rather than January 1st.

Med USA will send out a notice when this temporary "fix" has been adopted.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (801)352-9500 ext. 1308.

Thank you for your continual support.

Sincerely,

Liz Gardner

Compliance Officer