April 2, 2014 Today's Top Story 1. SGR patch signed into law; delays cuts until April 1, 2015.The U.S. Senate has passed, and President Obama has signed into law, another patch to delay until April 1, 2015, a cut to Medicare physician reimbursement called for under the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The bill passed the House of Representatives last week and marks the 17th time Congress has delayed cuts mandated by the SGR. Recent projections by the [...]
March 3, 2014 Today's Top Story 1. AAOS announces national call-in effort in support of SGR repeal.AAOS is asking members to call their Congressional representatives in support of H.R. 4015/S. 2000—a bicameral, bipartisan bill that would, if enacted, permanently repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. An agreement to prevent physician pay cuts called for under the SGR is set to expire on March 31, at which time providers will see an estimated 24 percent reduction in [...]
February 4, 2014 Today's Top Story 1. Johnson & Johnson to release study data through YODA. Forbes reports that Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement with the Yale School of Medicine Open Data Access Project (YODA) to review requests from researchers for study data on the company’s products. The program will initially cover only products from Johnson & Johnson’s drug division, but is planned to expand to include devices and consumer products. If a request is approved, [...]