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title: "Psych News Alert: APA Asks Congress to Reject Flawed MedPAC SGR Proposal"
description: APA is urging members of Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposal to eliminate the sustainable growth r...
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 10/26/11 12:00 AM

# APA Asks Congress to Reject Flawed MedPAC SGR Proposal

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APA is urging members of Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposal to eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by cutting specialist reimbursement 5.9% a year for three years and freezing payment for seven years afterward. In a [letter](http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/AdvocacyGovernmentRelations/GovernmentRelations/Letter-Oppose-Elimination-SGR.aspx?FT=.pdf)  circulated by APA's Department of Government Relations, Medical Director and C.E.O. James H. Scully Jr., M.D., is asking representatives to join Reps. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), a physician, and Gene Green (D-Texas), who are collecting signatures in a statement of opposition, in finding a legislative solution to fix the SGR through avenues other than physician payment cuts. Such cuts would ultimately compromise access to care for the elderly and disabled. To view a recent sign-on letter from APA and other medical groups in response to the MedPAC proposal, click [here](http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/AdvocacyGovernmentRelations/GovernmentRelations/Letter-to-MedPAC-Oppose.aspx?FT=.pdf) .

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## [MedPAC Urges SGR Reform](https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/06/medpac-urges-sgr-reform.html)

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