Rogers Votes to Strengthen Medicare & Reimbursement Rates to Doctors

Press Release

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in response to the passage of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act.

"East Alabama's seniors and doctors rely on Medicare, and it's critical that Congress helps strengthen and secure Medicare for current and future generations. This bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, could help bring greater certainty that the doctors seniors know and trust will be able to stay in Medicare."

Rogers said the bill would repeal what he called the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that reimburses doctors for services provided to Medicare recipients. The bill would replace the current flawed reimbursement rate with a stable, long term solution. This legislation also repeals the highly controversial and burdensome individual mandate implemented by President Obama's deeply flawed health care law. Rogers says he favors a full repeal of Obamacare.

"After many broken promises to our seniors from the Obama Administration, Congress is putting forth real health care solutions. I urge the Senate to immediately take up and pass this bill," Rogers said.

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