TY - JOUR
T1 - MACRA
T2 - Background, opportunities and challenges for the neurointerventional specialist
AU - Hirsch, Joshua A.
AU - Leslie-Mazwi, Thabele M.
AU - Patel, Aman B.
AU - Rabinov, James D.
AU - Gonzalez, Ramon G.
AU - Barr, Robert M.
AU - Nicola, Gregory N.
AU - Klucznik, Richard P.
AU - Prestigiacomo, Charles J.
AU - Manchikanti, Laxmaiah
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - The legislative branch of government took many by surprise when it announced the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Once the Act was passed, President Obama quickly signed this bipartisan, bicameral effort into law. A foundational element of this legislation was the permanent repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula. Physicians and their patients were appropriately enthusiastic about this development. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 included additional elements of considerable interest to neurointerventional specialists.
AB - The legislative branch of government took many by surprise when it announced the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Once the Act was passed, President Obama quickly signed this bipartisan, bicameral effort into law. A foundational element of this legislation was the permanent repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula. Physicians and their patients were appropriately enthusiastic about this development. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 included additional elements of considerable interest to neurointerventional specialists.
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U2 - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011952
DO - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011952
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26220409
AN - SCOPUS:84982802820
SN - 1759-8478
VL - 8
SP - 868
EP - 874
JO - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
JF - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
IS - 8
ER -