House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week that House Democrats may advocate for a one-year repair of the sustainable growth rate, saying they will work for "seniors' ability to see their doctors for the rest of the year," according to an Inside Health Policy report.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) previously said she would urge a two-year "doc fix," according to the report. If legislators do not agree to an SGR solution by March, physicians will experience a 27.4-percent cut to their Medicare payments.
House Energy and Commerce Committee member Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said Republicans members indicated they may not meet to discuss the SGR and other economic benefits legislation before Jan. 18.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) previously said she would urge a two-year "doc fix," according to the report. If legislators do not agree to an SGR solution by March, physicians will experience a 27.4-percent cut to their Medicare payments.
House Energy and Commerce Committee member Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said Republicans members indicated they may not meet to discuss the SGR and other economic benefits legislation before Jan. 18.
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