Washington, D.C. – After the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2, the “SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015,” last night, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D., commended the 98-2 vote, which assertively repealed the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.

“After more than a decade of uneven progress,  it’s almost overwhelming to think that more than 90 percent of Congress finally voted to repeal the SGR. With bipartisan strength, we passed the most meaningful entitlement reform in years with a product that’s a huge victory for seniors, providers, taxpayers, and the integrity of the entire Medicare system. 

“I’ve worked to resolve this issue my entire congressional career, and I extend my deepest thanks to everyone who played a part in making the burdensome SGR formula a relic of the past. May we never speak of it again.”