ASCP, AMA Urge Support for Medicare PFS Budget Neutrality Legislation

On Oct. 27, ASCP, the American Medical Association (AMA), and other medical societies wrote congressional leaders to provide support for legislation to reform the budget neutrality policies applied to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The letter supports a draft legislative proposal based on policy principles outlined by the AMA Medicare Reform Workgroup. The legislation would provide much needed stability to the PFS. The legislation is being developed by Reps. Greg Murphy, Brad Wenstrup, Michael Burgess, and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith.

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