Members of Congress Press Leadership on Medicare Payment Cut

Last week, 233 members of the House of Representatives, led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, asked House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to avert the anticipated 2.8% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025. Additionally, they urged, 1) action on enact reforms to statutory budget neutrality requirements and 2) physician payment updates reflective of inflationary pressures.

This letter of urgency comes after several months of advocacy by the NC Medical Society and partner organizations in an effort to avoid a fifth year of consecutive Medicare payment cuts.  The letter calls for greater certainty and stability for clinicians serving Medicare beneficiaries as the proposed cut by CMS would jeopardize access to care.

North Carolina members of Congress have committed to working with House and Senate leadership to pass bipartisan legislation before the close of the 118th Congress, but the clock is ticking and there is uncertainty about what the post-election session will yield.  Have you reached out to your House and Senate members to alert them to what another Medicare payment cut will mean to your practice and to your patients?  If you’d like to do so, please respond to this column ([email protected]) to help raise the volume on Capitol Hill.

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