David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Testifies at Congressional Hearing on "The Need to Move Beyond the SGR"

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) called on members of Congress on May 3, 2011 to eliminate the current sustainable growth rate (SGR) Medicare physician payment formula, and transition over the next five years to a new physician payment system that fairly reflects the costs of providing high-quality health care, protecting patient access to the physicians of their choice and preserving the patient-physician relationship. In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, ACS Executive Director David Hoyt, MD, FACS, said the SGR model is a failed system and a long-term solution should be phased in that encourages quality care.

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