House Ways & Means Likely To Take Up SGR, Medicare Reform At Committee Retreat

House Ways & Means Committee members plan to discuss Medicare reforms that many believe Congress could use to pay for replacing the Sustainable Growth Rate formula during their upcoming retreat, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) said Thursday (Jan. 22). Black, who spoke at a Bipartisan Policy Center event on alternative payment models, declined to name Medicare reforms under consideration. She also said Ways & Means Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) wants to replace SGR this year, and said she doesn’t expect lawmakers...