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Jim McDermott: Last year, we came together with MACRA. That landmark reform repealed the SGR and already started the process of…

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
Last year, we came together with MACRA. That landmark reform repealed the SGR and already started the process of transforming how we try to pay physicians under Medicare.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott discusses the significance of MACRA in reforming Medicare payment systems.

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