H.R. 4015, The SGR Repeal & Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act Of 2014

Introduced on February 6, 2014, H.R. 4015 reflects a bipartisan agreement reached by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Finance Committee in the ongoing effort to repeal and replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that affects physician and provider organization reimbursement rates. The legislation would repeal the SGR and replaces it with a system focused on quality, value, and accountability. It consolidates the three existing Medicare quality programs into a streamlined and improved program that rewards providers who meet performance thresholds, improve care for seniors, and provide certainty . . .