Federal Legislative Advocacy

Recent Legislative Successes…

• PAYMENT/REIMBURSEMENT: Inclusion of provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (2020) and the Protecting Medicare & American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (2021) to mitigate scheduled Medicare physician payment cuts
• PHYSICIAN WELLNESS: Passage for the “Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (physician wellness)
• PRIOR AUTHORIZATION: Generating nearly 300 bipartisan cosponsors for the “Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act” (prior authorization)

Battles on the Horizon…

• Payment cuts derived from the CY2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
• Identification of systemic payment reform options