Research Article
Sustainable Growth Rate Repealed, MACRA Revealed: Historical Context and Analysis of Recent Changes in Medicare Physician Payment Methodologies
J.A. Hirsch, H.B. Harvey, R.M. Barr, W.D. Donovan, R. Duszak, G.N. Nicola, P.W. Schaefer and L. Manchikanti
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2016, 37 (2) 210-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4522
J.A. Hirsch
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bHarvard Medical School (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Boston, Massachusetts
H.B. Harvey
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bHarvard Medical School (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Boston, Massachusetts
R.M. Barr
cMecklenburg Radiology Associates P.A. (R.M.B.), Charlotte, North Carolina
W.D. Donovan
dNorwich Diagnostic Imaging Associates (W.D.D.), Norwich, Connecticut
R. Duszak Jr
eDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (R.D.), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
fHarvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (R.D.), Reston, Virginia
G.N. Nicola
gHackensack University Medical Center (G.N.N.), Hackensack, New Jersey
P.W. Schaefer
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
bHarvard Medical School (J.A.H., H.B.H., P.W.S.), Boston, Massachusetts
L. Manchikanti
hPain Management Center of Paducah (L.M.), Paducah, Kentucky
iDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (L.M.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

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J.A. Hirsch, H.B. Harvey, R.M. Barr, W.D. Donovan, R. Duszak, G.N. Nicola, P.W. Schaefer, L. Manchikanti
Sustainable Growth Rate Repealed, MACRA Revealed: Historical Context and Analysis of Recent Changes in Medicare Physician Payment Methodologies
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2016, 37 (2) 210-214; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4522
Sustainable Growth Rate Repealed, MACRA Revealed: Historical Context and Analysis of Recent Changes in Medicare Physician Payment Methodologies
J.A. Hirsch, H.B. Harvey, R.M. Barr, W.D. Donovan, R. Duszak, G.N. Nicola, P.W. Schaefer, L. Manchikanti
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2016, 37 (2) 210-214; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4522
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- Introduction and Focused History
- Organized Medicine Springs into Action
- The Tide Turns
- No More SGR, but Is MACRA Jumping from the Frying Pan into the Fire?
- Relativity in a Value-Based Paradigm
- Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
- Alternative Payment Models
- Selected Additional Elements of MACRA
- How Will MACRA Be Financed?
- Take-Home Points
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