Earlier this year, Congressman Ami Bera, MD (D-CA-07) and Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08) introduced legislation to provide relief for the large Medicare Physician Fee Schedule reimbursement cuts that are currently set to take effect on January 1, 2023.
This legislation, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (H.R. 8800), would provide a one-year “hold harmless” payment to offset the looming reductions in the Fee Schedule. The bill also establishes a “Sense of the Congress” that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress should commit to:
- Ensuring financial stability and predictability in the Medicare physician payment system;
- Promoting and rewarding value-based care innovation; and
- Safeguarding timely access to high-quality care by advancing health equity and reducing disparities.
H.R. 8800 already has over 80 bipartisan cosponsors, but your support is needed to urge Congress to act on this bill.
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