MSSNY Continues Push to New York Congressional Delegation to Reverse Medicare Cuts
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Despite intense advocacy efforts by MSSNY together with the AMA and countless medical associations across the country, the recently enacted Continuing Resolution (CR) passed by Congress to fund the government through September failed to include a measure to reverse the 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut that went into effect January 1. MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen issued a statement condemning the House leadership for advancing a CR that failed to protect access care for New York’s and our nation’s seniors New York’s Doctors Stunned that Congress Abandons America’s Seniors and their Physicians.
However, since that time, Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Thune committed to addressing the cuts in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill Republican leadership commits to doc pay fix in reconciliation, though the timeline for that legislation’s consideration is unclear.
As this continues to unfold, physicians are urged to continue applying pressure on their members of Congress through MSSNY’s Grassroots Action Center (GAC) and ask that they work to reverse the Medicare cuts that went into effect on January 1, and to provide increases to ensure stability for the program in the future.
