News from The Hill: House mulling permanent Medicare payment formula change

News from The Hill House mulling permanent Medicare payment formula change By Sarah Ferris Talk is growing on Capitol Hill that the House could vote as early as next week on a permanent solution to prevent cuts in payments to physicians under Medicare. “What we are hearing from the House suggests there is real movement to fully repeal and replace the flawed formula for paying Medicare providers known as SGR [Sustainable Growth Rate],” Sen. Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, wrote in a statement Wednesday afternoon. Read more here.