10/23/2013
https://congress.gov...
"There is no disagreement that the current Medicare physician reimbursement system, the Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR, is broken."
"Absent congressional actions, physicians will face a 27 percent cut starting January 1, 2013."
"There is also no disagreement that the SGR needs to be replaced with something that actually is sustainable."
"As a Nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind."