RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 MACRA: background, opportunities and challenges for the neurointerventional specialist
JF Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
JO J NeuroIntervent Surg
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 868
OP 874
DO 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011952
VO 8
IS 8
A1 Joshua A Hirsch
A1 Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi
A1 Aman B Patel
A1 James D Rabinov
A1 Ramon G Gonzalez
A1 Robert M Barr
A1 Gregory N Nicola
A1 Richard P Klucznik
A1 Charles J Prestigiacomo
A1 Laxmaiah Manchikanti
YR 2016
UL http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/8/868.abstract
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.