title: If You Like the SGR ... You'll Love the IPAB.
abstract: Physicians hoped the health system reform law would eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that drives down Medicare fees. The SGR, however, remains in place, and the law created a new board with the authority to cut fees even further, possibly on top of cuts under the SGR.
authors.affiliation: ken.ortolon@texmed.org
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ortolon
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States