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- Rep. Bucshon and Other Lawmakers Review CAP Feedback on Medicare Pay Reform
In the wake of years of ongoing Medicare payment cuts and dwindling congressional relief, Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-IN) called for oversight hearings on Medicare physician payment reform as he works through stakeholder comments on flaws in the system set up by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) to find solutions with bipartisan support. The CAP, the American Medical Association (AMA) and over 100 organizations recently asked Congress to address substantive Medicare payment reform, recognizing that cuts will continue until broader reforms are implemented.
Rep. Bucshon and other legislators are reviewing responses they received from their request for information (RFI) from stakeholders on improving MACRA. A bipartisan group of eight House lawmakers, spearheaded by Rep. Ami Bera, MD, (D-CA) and Rep. Bucshon asked stakeholders how to fix MACRA without dramatically increasing Medicare spending.
The CAP has provided Congress with recommendations to improve Medicare’s payment program.