I was sworn in in February of 1999 to the U.S. House of Representatives, and, if I am correct, every year in December we had to, at the last minute, patch the SGR or physicians were going down the tubes on reimbursement.
Isakson reflects on the ongoing issues with the SGR and physician reimbursement.
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