- The Honorable Brett Guthrie
Chair
House Energy and Commerce Committee
2125 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Frank Pallone
Ranking Member
House Energy and Commerce Committee
2323 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Diana DeGette
Ranking Member, Health Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
2323 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Morgan Griffith
Chair, Health Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
2125 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
RE: Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms
Dear Chairs Guthrie and Griffith, and Ranking Members Pallone and DeGette,
The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) thanks the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for holding a hearing on such an important topic. We write to share our ideas about Medicare physician payment reform and opportunities to better measure and reward high value care among physicians. The Alliance, which represents 15 specialty organizations and more than 100,000 physicians, is dedicated to the development of sound federal health care policy that fosters patient access to the highest quality specialty care. The Alliance greatly appreciates your proactive engagement and willingness to collaborate with us and other stakeholders.
Below we share our recommendations on legislative reforms to improve the Medicare physician payment system, the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
Click here to view the full Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms
