On the recordMarch 14, 2014
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today supporting repealing the SGR formula. The SGR cuts would reduce doctors' compensation for treating Medicare patients by 24 percent. H.R. 4015 repeals and replaces SGR with a merit-based incentive payment system--MIPS--that pays doctors based on quality, not volume. Paying doctors based on quality incentivizes physicians to be as efficient and effective as possible in keeping their patients healthy. MIPS is fully paid for by a delay of ObamaCare's individual mandate--a tax on Americans to force them to purchase more expensive health care that doesn't meet their needs. This bill will provide doctors who treat Medicare patients with certainty, incentivize and reward doctors to keep seniors healthy with better care, and provide individuals relief under ObamaCare. Support our seniors, our doctors, and fairness for individuals under ObamaCare. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4015.
