tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 13

Physician Notes: CMS Mulls Taking Drugs Out Of Update Formula

Massive increases on the way unless changes happenRemember the 4.5 percent cut you almost had to swallow for 2004? And the equally monstrous reduction that lay in wait for 2005 before Congress came to the rescue? Those could be peanuts compared to the reductions that could be in store in 2006 unless Congress or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services act. The problem: the Sustainable Growth Rate formula that aims to keep physician spending from growing faster than the economy hasn't been changed, and this year's pay hike only means that physician spending will keep exceeding...

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