AHA to CMS: Proposed physician fee schedule payment cut threatens patient access to care

American Hospital Association September 11, 2023

Commenting on the physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2024, AHA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with Congress to eliminate the budget neutrality cut to the payment update, expressing deep concern about the rule’s almost 3.3% proposed cut to reimbursement.

“This negative update would pose significant risks to patients’ access to care and health systems’ financial stability, particularly for providers serving historically marginalized communities,” AHA wrote. “Our concern is heightened by the fact that this cut is coming in the wake of over three years of unrelenting...

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