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Obama Budget Would Replace SGR Formula, Boost Medicaid, Mental Health
Among the changes included in the president's 2014 budget blueprint are funding boosts for mental health and food and drug safety as well as the elimination of the SGR formula to set Medicare physician payment rates. The proposal also delays funding cuts to hospitals that treat the uninsured.
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