The American Medical Association (AMA) launched a television and radio advertising campaign to urge patients and physicians to tell Congress that the time for repeal of the broken Medicare physician payment formula is now. payment formula will
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Read MoreCalling the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula "broken," the American Medical Association called on Congress to repeal the Medicare physician payment formula. "There is wide bipartisan agreement that the Medicare physician pay
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