GOP advances a new “doc-fix” to prevent cuts to physician pay

GOP advances a new “doc-fix” to prevent cuts to physician pay-massdevice: On Jan. 1, 2014, Medicare payments to doctors are slated to be slashed by more than 24%, but the doc-fix would temporarily prevent a reduction in payments. The draft legislation would change the payment model from Medicare's controversial "sustainable-growth-rate" formula to a mix of fee-for-service and pay-for-performance.