PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joshua A Hirsch
AU  - Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi
AU  - Aman B Patel
AU  - James D Rabinov
AU  - Ramon G Gonzalez
AU  - Robert M Barr
AU  - Gregory N Nicola
AU  - Richard P Klucznik
AU  - Charles J Prestigiacomo
AU  - Laxmaiah Manchikanti
TI  - MACRA: background, opportunities and challenges for the neurointerventional specialist
AID  - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011952
DP  - 2016 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
PG  - 868--874
VI  - 8
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/8/868.short
4100  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/8/868.full
SO  - J NeuroIntervent Surg2016 Aug 01; 8
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.