December 13, 2011, House of Representatives passed a bill, H.R. 3630 that would “fix” the SGR problem for 2 years.
Under H.R. 3630, instead of a 27.4% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor (CF) due to the SGR, there would be a 1% increase in the Medicare Conversion on January 1, 2012. In addition, the bill would authorize another 1% increase in the CF on January 1, 2013. If Congress fails to fix the SGR between now and the end of 2013, the SGR formula would mandate a cut in the CF in excess of 30% on January 1, 2014. HBMA stated that it is “highly unlikely that the U.S. Senate will join the House in passing H.R. 3630″, and we are all encouraged to contact our Representatives and Senators to fix the SGR problem.
