HALIFAX, Va., Feb. 7, 2013—According to the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAIMES), the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis this week that reduced the cost of eliminating the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula by $107 billion. This new estimate has renewed efforts by some members of Congress to repeal the SGR once and for all.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012—According to the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAIMES), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its analysis of the effects of the federal budget of alternative methodologies for a permanent “doc fix” addressing the gap between the Physician Fee Schedule and the spending limits required under the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) legislation.