The sustainable growth rate

Nearly annually, US healthcare providers face a significant downward revision to their Medicare fee schedule secondary to the application of the sustainable growth rate formula. Recent developments raise the possibility that this unsustainable situation might soon change; for the better.

Drs Josh Hirsch, David Rosman and Raymond Liu review the sustainable growth rate and discuss how it works. In closing out the podcast, they review the circumstances that are potentially leading to an end of this historic challenge.