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- Pathologists Urge Congress to Mitigate Medicare Cuts At CAP ‘Virtual Fly-In’
On October 12, over 65 pathologists participated in a “virtual fly-in” and met with their Federal policy makers to lobby Congress to mitigate a 5% Medicare cut to pathology services in 2022.
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. All CAP members can still quickly engage with their member of Congress on this issue through the CAP’s action center.