Support Grows For Delaying Two-Midnights Policy In SGR Bill

Support Grows For Delaying Two-Midnights Policy In SGR Bill-insidehealthpolicy: Rep. Jim Gerlach's (R-PA) office is drumming up support for a bill that would delay by an additional six months CMS' two-midnights policy and has heard that Ways & Means staff may include the measure in physician-payment reform legislation. House and Senate committees are working through the differences in their respective Sustainable Growth Rate replacement bills and are searching for payment offsets. Including the Gerlach bill in the SGR package is one of the American Hospital Association's biggest priorities. An industry source closely tracking the issue also said Ways & Means has been supportive of the delay, but others say the measure's future remains unclear.