Authors of News & Leadership Viewpoints Bookmark Lauren Rees AMA Affiliated Groups News Writer, Authors Lauren was a staff writer for the AMA from 2014 to 2015. News Authors Catalog of Topics Medicare & Medicaid Mar 18, 2014 · 2 MIN READ What med students should know about SGR Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, physicians face pay cuts and consequences—and medical students aren't immune. Patients in many areas of the country already face problems getting physician care, but this will worsen unless Congress acts. Payment & Delivery Models Feb 25, 2014 · 2 MIN READ CMS adds quality measures to Medicare's physician search site CMS announced last week that quality measures will be added to its Physician Compare website, a move coming just days before Monday's scheduled town hall meeting to get public input on the website. Payment & Delivery Models Feb 18, 2014 · 2 MIN READ Medicare ACOs saved $380 million in first year, CMS reports Preliminary results for the first year of Medicare's two ACO programs indicate that the new model for care delivery and payment can be an effective way to rein in health care costs while improving quality.
