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    April 19, 2023 
     

    The Honorable Raul Ruiz The Honorable Larry Bucshon
    United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives
    2342 Rayburn House Office Building 2313 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

     

    The Honorable Ami Bera The Honorable Mariannette Miller-Meeks
    United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives
    172 Cannon House Office Building 1034 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

     


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

    The undersigned national physician specialty societies and state medical associations commend you for introducing H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. This bipartisan legislation advances the ongoing need to provide financial stability to physician practices in order to preserve access to care for Medicare beneficiaries.

    Providing an annual inflation update equal to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) for Medicare physician payments is essential to enabling physician practices to better absorb payment distributions triggered by budget neutrality rules, performance adjustments, and periods of high inflation. It will also help physicians invest in their practices and implement new strategies to provide high-value care.

     

     

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