US Capitol Capsule: The SGR 'Doc Fix' Deal: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
When the Republicans blinked last week in voting to adopt a measure that averts the 27.4% sustainable growth rate (SGR) reduction in Medicare payments to physicians, which came as part legislation to provide a 2% payroll tax credit to 160 million Americans, President Barack Obama and the Democrats scored a major victory.