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- CAP Praises Congress for Introducing the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022
On September 13, House Reps. Ami Bera, MD (D-CA), and Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation that would alleviate Medicare cuts for all physicians. The Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (HR 8800) aims to lessen the upcoming Medicare reimbursement cuts in 2023 and provides guidance to improve the Medicare Payment system for physicians. The CAP has urged that Congress take action to mitigate Medicare reimbursement cuts, while preserving critical physician services for Medicare patients.
In a statement from CAP President Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP she stated support for the bill.
“The CAP commends Reps. Ami Bera, MD, and Larry Bucshon, MD, for their leadership to introduce the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, which will mitigate reimbursement cuts and preserve access to physician services for Medicare beneficiaries,” Dr. Volk said. “Physicians are once again facing sharp decreases to the Medicare services they provide to our nation’s seniors in just a few short months. The economic relief offered in this new piece of legislation comes at a time when margins are extremely thin as inflationary pressures have increased costs in all sectors of the economy, including health care and physician practices. Future cuts to Medicare reimbursement will only threaten the ability for some practices to stay open if rising costs exceed revenue. At the same time, pathologists continue to meet huge demands for COVID testing and encounter new challenges like monkeypox or rising cases of polio, while still providing patients and their treating physicians with the diagnoses they need to treat other diseases.”