Letters

AANS and CNS Join Alliance in Supporting Legislation to Improve Medicare Physician Payment System

  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
  • The Honorable Raul Ruiz, MD
    2342 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515
  • The Honorable Larry Bucshon, MD
    2313 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515
  • The Honorable Ami Bera, MD
    172 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515
  • The Honorable Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD
    1034 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515

Re: Support of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act

Dear Representatives Ruiz, Bucshon, Bera, and Miller-Meeks:

As patient and physician advocates, the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) writes in support of your legislation, H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, which would provide an annual inflationary update for Medicare physician payment tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).

The Alliance represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians and is deeply committed to improving access to specialty medical care through the advancement of sound health policy. The Alliance is supportive of Congress taking immediate steps to stabilize Medicare physician reimbursements and appreciates your acknowledgement that a permanent solution is necessary to address the systemic issues with the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).

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