President signs budget deal, short-term SGR fix

Physicians will get a 0.5% raise in Medicare pay on Jan. 1, thanks to a last-minute legislative fix to the Sustainable Growth Rate formula signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 26. The Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 was attached as an amend ... Fed up with unfair practices by some insurance companies, more physicians are heading to the ... (more)

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