Healthcare Finance News December 8, 2023
AHA supports the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) provision that would suspend Medicaid disproportionate share reductions for two years
A bill introduced in the House would avert a pending 3.37% physician pay cut to Medicare payments, according to the American Medical Association.
“As of today, patients and physicians have a clear-eyed view on how to protect Medicare from injurious cuts. A bipartisan group of House members – led by Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D., (R-N.C), Danny Davis, (D-Ill.), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) and Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) – introduced HR 6683 that would eliminate the pending 3.37% cuts to Medicare payments. These cuts threaten healthcare access for seniors as well as the...