On January 9, 2014, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is holding a hearing on "The Extenders Policies: What Are They and How Should They Continue Under a Permanent SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) Repeal Landscape?" The so-called extenders are measures that secure the continuation of various temporary Medicare payment and policy revisions impacting hospitals, physicians, therapy providers, and certain other provider types that are routinely extended by Congress (most recently as part of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act).
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