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, efforts to reverse steep cuts to Medicare payments were dealt a significant blow when the US House Republican Majority’s Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through September excluded the promised fix for physician payments. MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen issued a statement condemning the House leadership for its failure 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., and called upon New York’s Congressional delegation particularly its 6 GOP delegation members – Garbarino, LaLota, Langworthy, Lawler, Malliotakis, and Tenney to urge their leadership to fight for its inclusion.
Following the issuance of MSSNY’s statement, as well as the AMA and many other groups, it was reported in numerous media outlets that 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.
