title: Medicare program; sustainable growth rate for fiscal year 1999--HCFA. Notice with comment period.
abstract: This notice announces the fiscal year 1999 sustainable growth rate (SGR) for expenditures for physicians' services under the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B) program as required by section 1848(f) of the Social Security Act. The SGR for fiscal year 1999 is -0.3 percent. The negative fiscal year 1999 SGR is driven by the projected drop in Medicare fee-for-service enrollment.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States