So what happens to physician reimbursement and the SGR now? By the end of March, Congress will likely do what Congress seems to do best: push the problem off until next year. In the spirit of election-year politics, neither the Republicans and certainly not the Democrats will want to be seen as giving doctors a “raise,” especially if it’s not paid for by some other budgeting gymnastics. When the three-month patch expires at the end of March, we’re likely to see another nine-month patch, with an extension of the current 0.5 percent update through the rest of 2014. Santayana will be shaking his head and smiling as this most recent exercise of futility will find history repeating once again.
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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 03 – March 2014
Dr. Cirillo is director of health policy and legislative advocacy for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Canton, Ohio.
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