Gene Green actually said...

As we know, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA, repealed the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate, SGR, formula to provide...

Congress had to enact short term patches to prevent physician payment cuts called for by the SGR 17 times.

It was critically important that Congress institute a reasonable and responsible payment policy for physicians and reward value over volume.

The SGR was a budget gimmick which caused unnecessary uncertainty for Medicare beneficiaries and doctors.