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Tell Congress: Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts

Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts

Medicare has finalized a 3.4 percent cut for Medicare payments to doctors in 2024.This is the second consecutive year reimbursement rates will decline for physicians.

Hospital systems and other providers receive compounding payment increases linked to the cost of health care, while physician reimbursement in independent practices has dramatically trailed inflation in practice costs and consumer prices. When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades.

Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices. Congress must block these payment cuts in any year-end healthcare package, and support legislation that would provide annual inflation updates to the Medicare pay schedule based on the Medicare Economic Index.

Let your Senators and Representatives know they must prevent these physician cuts from taking effect.

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U.S. House

Subject: Protect Patient Access -- Block Pending Physician Payment Cuts

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I am a constituent and a physician in an independent gastroenterology practice that cares for thousands of patients in your district. I am writing to request your support on an issue that is important to my practice and our patients. The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule includes a 3.4 percent cut for Medicare payments to doctors in 2024, which follows years of negligible increases, freezes and a payment cut in 2023. Hospital systems and other providers receive compounding payment increases linked to the cost of health care, while physician reimbursement in independent practices like mine has dramatically trailed inflation in my practice costs, and consumer prices. When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades. We need Congress to prevent these physician cuts from taking effect. At a minimum, I hope you will support relief from these payment cuts and urge any mitigation be included in a year end healthcare package. Longer term, I hope you will support more comprehensive payment reform that provides a permanent inflation-based update based on the Medicare Economic Index. Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices and will bring much needed stability to the physician payment system. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to working with your office on policies that will support the accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care provided in the independent GI medical practice setting.

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U.S. Senate

Subject: Protect Patient Access -- Block Physician Payment Cuts

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I am a constituent and a physician in an independent gastroenterology practice that cares for thousands of patients in your state. I am writing to request your support on an issue that is important to my practice and our patients. The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule includes a 3.4 percent cut for Medicare payments to doctors in 2024, which follows years of negligible increases, freezes and a payment cut in 2023. Hospital systems and other providers receive compounding payment increases linked to the cost of health care, while physician reimbursement in independent practices like mine has dramatically trailed inflation in my practice costs, and consumer prices. When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades. We need Congress to prevent these physician cuts from taking effect. At a minimum, I hope you will support relief from these payment cuts and urge any mitigation be included in a year end healthcare package. Longer term, I hope you will support more comprehensive payment reform that provides a permanent inflation-based update based on the Medicare Economic Index. Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices and will bring much needed stability to the physician payment system. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to working with your office on policies that will support the accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care provided in the independent GI medical practice setting.

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Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts

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