MSSNY Urges CMS to Reject Medicare Payment Cuts; Please Join Our Efforts!
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MSSNY President Dr. Mark Adams, MD, MBA, has submitted a comment letter to CMS Administrator Oz urging that CMS withdraw two very harmful policies advanced in the 2027 Part B Medicare payment rule – measures which will have a significant adverse impact on the ability of community-based physicians to stay in practice and be available to provide needed care to their patients.
The letter urges CMS to reject both its proposal to slash the Medicare conversion factor as well as its proposed policy to reduce payment by 50 percent when a separately identifiable office/outpatient (O/O) evaluation and management (E/M) service reported with modifier -25 is furnished on the same day as a procedure with a 0-, 10-, or 90-day global period. In addition to its own letter, MSSNY has joined in letters from the AMA and the “Big 5” state medical association coalition urging that CMS reject these cuts.
MSSNY’s letter notes that “at a time when it is becoming nearly impossible for many physicians to maintain their own practices and to provide care options for our patients, these proposed measures would force even more physicians to become system employees or retire altogether.”
Physicians can join in these efforts by sending letters opposing these cuts here and here. MSSNY is also urging members of the New York Congressional delegation to join as a co-sponsor of the Patients’ First Act, HR 9693, legislation to help ensure long-term stability in Medicare Physician payment.
