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- Take Action! CAP Urges Pathologists to Push Congress to Reverse Medicare Cut
Due to a lack of congressional action in 2023, Medicare payment cuts impacting pathologists and other physicians went into effect on January 1. While Congress did anticipate and provide partial relief for these cuts in December 2022, they did not fully stop the cut. The CAP has now renewed its call for Congress to stop this cut and called on CAP members to tell their lawmakers to enact a retroactive Medicare payment. In August, the CAP sent out a similar Action Alert to its grassroots advocacy network encouraging outreach to their legislators to sign a Dear Colleague letter to House leadership that emphasized the urgent need for Medicare physician payment reform. Over 190 members of Congress signed the letter asking House leadership to stop the impending 3.37% cut to Medicare physician payments. A bipartisan group of legislators then introduced HR 6683, the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023. This bill reverses the 3.37% cut. Take action to ensure Congress includes this legislation in its upcoming funding package.
Due to a lack of congressional action in 2023, Medicare payment cuts impacting pathologists and other physicians went into effect on January 1. While Congress did anticipate and provide partial relief for these cuts in December 2022, they did not fully stop the cut. The CAP has now renewed its call for Congress to stop this cut and called on CAP members to tell their lawmakers to enact a retroactive Medicare payment fix.
In August, the CAP sent out a similar Action Alert to its grassroots advocacy network encouraging outreach to their legislators to sign a Dear Colleague letter to House leadership that emphasized the urgent need for Medicare physician payment reform. Over 190 members of Congress signed the letter asking House leadership to stop the impending 3.37% cut to Medicare physician payments. A bipartisan group of legislators then introduced HR 6683, the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023. This bill reverses the 3.37% cut.
Take action to ensure Congress includes this legislation in its upcoming funding package.