

Short-Term Fixes to the Sustainable Growth Rate Process . Footnotes
1 E.g., GAO, Medicare Physician Payments: Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms. Washington GAO, Report #GAO-05-85, October 2004.
2 Data presented in this section are based on NORC’s analysis of allowed charges from the Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary Master Files (PSPSMFs) for years 1996-2004.