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- Pathologists Tell Congress to Mitigate Medicare Cuts During CAP ‘Virtual Fly-In’
The CAP has organized a “virtual fly-in” event beginning October 12 for pathologists to meet with their senators and representatives and lobby Congress to mitigate a 5% Medicare cut to pathology services in 2022. More than 55 meetings with the offices of leaders in Congress and on key legislative committees had been scheduled in the CAP’s latest effort to oppose the cuts and protect the value of pathology services.
With various economic pressures on pathologists due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAP has sought an extension of the relief Congress passed late last year to mitigate similar cuts to pathologists’ Medicare reimbursement set to take effect in 2022. As several other physician specialties are also subject to decreases in Medicare pay next year, the CAP and its members have urged Congress to appropriate $3 billion to reduce the payment cuts.
The virtual fly-in follows the CAP’s week of grassroots action in September to fight the Medicare cuts. And, during the CAP’s Hill Day in May, a record number of pathologists participated in virtual meetings with congressional offices and asked their representatives and senators to support additional funding to stop Medicare cuts to pathologists.
All CAP members can still quickly engage with their member of Congress on this issue through the CAP’s action center.