Radiology Business February 15, 2024
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., said Tuesday that he’s hopeful Congress can pass a temporary Medicare pay fix for physicians by March.
The lawmaker spoke during the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference, which took place from Feb. 12-14 in Washington. Bucshon, a former practicing surgeon, called Congress’ inability to protect providers from a 3.4% cut to the conversion factor “appalling,” noting that a remedy would cost about $1.2 billion this year.
“In the immediate term, we need to fix this,” Bucshon said during his speech, according to MedPage Today. “And I’m working hard on it. We are interacting with leadership on both sides. I think we’ll get most of those cuts mitigated, either at the end of this month...
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