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- CAP Urges Pathologists to Contact Congress to Stop 2024 Medicare Cuts
As congressional discussions about funding the government continue, the CAP is urging pathologists to contact their members of Congress to urge them to pass legislation to provide additional relief from the Medicare cuts scheduled to take effect in 2024. This desperately needed relief will help provide crucial short-term financial stability until permanent, bipartisan payment reforms are enacted. Absent congressional action, pathologists face Medicare payment cuts of 2.75% in 2024 even with the 1.25% conversion factor adjustment Congress provided physicians at the end of 2022 for 2024.
While Congress has taken action to address some of these fiscal challenges by mitigating some of the recent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts, payment continues to decline. These cuts combined with the lack of an inflationary update to the Medicare Economic Index represent significant negative financial factors. It is essential for pathologists to let Congress know that with workforce shortages, preparing for future pandemics, and inflationary pressures, now is the time to invest in our nation’s laboratory infrastructure, not erode it. Take action now!