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Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)

A target growth rate for Medicare spending enacted by law in 1997 that, if exceeded, is supposed to trigger physician payment cuts. The SGR-triggered cuts are continuously delayed and “pushed back” year after year.

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

A health care package that is specifically for all Medicaid enrolled children 20 and under and pregnant women.